Soil of the Chateau
April 19th, 2006In CSS499 (organic farming) we were asked to find some soil and write about it. In order to complete this mission I headed out to the resting garden (it was about midnight). Laptop in one hand, shovel in the other, it was easy to dig up some tasty dirt. First impressions yielded a medium clay, but closer examination revealed a loose, porous, rich soil. The micro-ecosystem contained many worms and organics, such as roots from plants past. As I held the dirt, it crumbled before me in an act of fertility, not futility. The soil was lush and begging for more life, so Tenant Emily decided it was time to plant some lettuce, broccoli, and onions. Under the burning white of a headlamp she did just that, and now the soils of chateau-geek are closer then ever to their basal symbiotic relationship — dirt and plant.
April 19th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
Oh I do hope you will join me on my next adventure doing EXTREME GARDENING!!!
April 22nd, 2006 at 8:52 am
this makes me really happy.
April 26th, 2006 at 9:31 am
Good luck with the garden! Keep an eye on that broccoli, we lost all of our broccoli and cauliflower in about one week’s time to some critter (pulled up the stem and everything). Thankfully they don’t seem to be interested in our lettuce, onions, or artichokes.