Ormus Garden Winter Report-January, 2023
Garlic, Onions, Cabbage, Broccoli, Rosemary
The Ormus Gardens suffered a serious set back in late December. A killer frost with temperatures in the 20s for a few days killed many many plants. Luckily we had plants coming in the greenhouse. We now have new plantings coming every 2-3 weeks year round. What is shown below are a few that made it ( primarily, garlic, onions and rosemary) and newly established plantings (cabbage and broccoli) Most of the plantings are in wicking tubs where the water and Ormus nutrient get added thru a tube which leads to a reservoir in the bottom. Saves on water and adds nutrient and moisture at the root level. Read more about wicking tubs here.
Overall view of Ormus charged wicking tubs, broccoli, onions, garlic and cabbage.
Ormus winter garden, Jan 2023
Brocolli-hardy plants planted 1st week in Jan.
Broccoli in 27 gal wicking tub.
Broccoli in 27 gal wicking tub.
Broccoli-late planting-harvesting in about 6-8 weeks. Things grow slow in the cold.
More broccoli
And still more broccoli in wicking tub
Cabbage in 140 gal wicking tub. Survived killer frost at X-mas, '22
Interesting. I planted garlic around cabbage to deter foraging insects.
Immature garlic-EXTREMELY potent. I'm going to pickle some. They are about 6 weeks from maturity.
Immature garlic bulbs-not necessary to peel
Just wack 'em once with blade side
Elephant garlic-see next photo
Same elephant garlic-about 6 weeks from harvest. Some will get softball size.
Onions in 5 gallon wicking tubs. We already harvested several smaller ones-Great for salads and any cooking.
More wicking tub onions
Rosemary-survived the killer frost. Planted May, 2023-just keeps on thriving. Fresh herb anytime desired.