Agriculture at New Day!

                                 

Banana Plants

These banana's were planted in a ditch about 3 ft across and 4 ft deep. The hole was then back filled to a few inches of the top so we can water. In about 9 months we will be enjoying sweet Zambian fruit.

Noah's Garden.

The garden is a total of six beds. Maize and green beans are bottom left. Sweet corn and English Peas are top left.  Green beans and peas bottom center. Rape, lettuce, spinach top center. Next week we will plant the top and bottom right beds with  potatoes, onions and fill in with radish. A row of sunflower will be to the left of the beds for the corn. Garlic and Marigolds will fill in the rest of the border. We are implementing companion planting techniques and will rotate crops from year to year.

Cheese Cave or swimming pool? 

Actually Blu could not wait for us to get a cow before starting the cheese cave. The hole will be 4 meters deep before they start putting up the walls and ceiling.  (about 12 feet)  The ceiling in the  finished cheese room will be approximately two meters high.  The picture is not that great but you can get some idea of the width by looking at my shadow.  I am at the edge looking down.

Side view of cheese cave.

New chickens are a cross between Rhode Island Red and Leggerns.  They are only 21 weeks and are already laying fairly well. We did have to move the roosters to a separate pen though.

Poultry condo complete with river sand beach and dust bathing.

This is Noah. He is the young man Blu assigned to work with me. He is just beginning to break ground on the "beeeg" garden. 30 ft beds. We will start planting tomorrow.

We are also growing cats. ughhhh      This is my new room mate.  She has a "bad name" in the neighborhood as a loose woman. What about the men involved??