Transplant Status (9/29/17)

Transplants are looking good. We hope to place some plants into the garden next week!

Hay

Placing hay over the planted carrot rows to keep the soil cooler.

Planting 'Caracas' Carrots

Georgia planted the 'Caracas' carrots seeds.

Watering the Field

The garden is getting its morning watering. 

Planting Green Beans

Veronica is planting some 'Kentucky Wonder' green beans in our garden. 

Inspecting the Transplants (Wed. 9/27/17)

LJ and Davis are monitoring the status of our transplants.

Making the Rows and This Week

Rows have been made in our plot. Now, we can plant seeds and transplants.

This week we are focusing on getting our plot started. Beds have been prepared, carrots and green beans were directly seeded, and we will continue to monitor our transplants. We have carefully arranged the spacing to accommodate the different crops we have planned for our garden.

Weeding out the plot

Veronica and Jay helping to dig/rake some of the weeds out, getting ready to start planting soon!

Examining Planted Seeds

LJ and Jay checking out the various planted seeds

(4 days after planting)

Seeds Sown!

Trays are seeded, watered, and labeled. Now, we wait!

Seed Time!

The group is deciding how to arrange the seeds in the tray.

Prepping the Trays

Veronica is putting the growing media into the plug flat.

Grafting tomatoes and This week's agenda

We had fun grafting tomatoes and hope to add successful grafts to our garden!

Week's topic: Transplant preparation

This week we are focusing on preparing plants that we can transplant to our garden. We worked on tomato grafting and plan to transplant the successful grafts. We are planning to seed 3 cultivars of carrots ('Caracas,' 'Purple Haze,' and 'Rainbow'), 'Lunchbox' peppers, dwarf sunflowers, and 'Tango' celery into plug trays.

CSA Project Objectives

Our objectives for the CSA project are:

1. To expand our knowledge on the types of procedures, the processes, and the factors affecting vegetable crop growth in order to sell to a market.

2. To gain experience growing different crops and maintaining them based on their specific needs.

3. To learn first-hand how to adapt to environmental factors when growing certain crops.

4. To be able to swiftly and efficiently solve problems in order to produce the most vegetables possible, despite any hardships that come along.

5. To produce quality vegetables that are tasty, healthy, and satisfying for consumption.

Meet Georgia

Hi, my name is Georgia Marris and I am from Auckland, New Zealand. I am a Junior and on the University of Florida Swimming team. I am majoring in Horticultural Science and am particularly interested in winemaking and viticulture. I enjoy traveling, hunting, fishing, and spending time with my family and friends.

Meet Davis

Autumn Edibles

               My name is Davis Freeman, I am a transfer student from Santa Fe College. I am majoring in Horticulture Science, and I enjoy learning and being around different plants and crops. My hometown is Jacksonville Beach, FL and couldn't ask for a better place to grow up, Go Jags! I am very into many different sports and have been a massive gator fan since I was born. Also would like to travel more and maybe study abroad.

Meet Jay

Hello, my name is Jay Bible. I am from Sebring, Florida. This is my first year at the University of Florida, and my major is Biological Engineering. I like to spend my time fishing, competitively shooting, and hunting. I also enjoy all types of sports. I love to watch them and enjoy playing them even more.

Meet Veronica

Hi! My name is Veronica Laux and I am from Tampa, Florida. I am a biology major with a high interest in plants. My hobbies include playing games, watching shows, and spending time with friends/family. I enjoy practicing Taekwondo, volunteering at an elementary school gardening program and seeing new places.

Meet LJ

Hello, my name is LJ Brackett. I am from Ormond Beach, Florida. Currently my major is natural resource conservation with a specialty in agriculture. My hobbies consist of fly fishing, hiking, freediving, and hunting. I enjoy everything from hiking 50 miles on the Appalachian trail to freediving in the keys.