Homestead DVO

25/06/2023

New beds for the garden.

24/06/2023

Happy Saturday Weekend Farmers.

New garden buddies acquired:

Red Cardinal Grapes
Mulberry
Honeyoye Strawberries
and Raspberry

Looking forward to seeing them all grow!

17/06/2023

Saturdays at the farm

Pulling out weeds
Staring at a pepper plant
Picking a bunch of bush beans

Abundance indeed.

28/05/2023

New garden additions: W**d mats

This will prevent weeds coming up in between garden paths.

Happy Weekend, Homesteaders!

14/05/2023

Rainy days meant lush bushes for the bush beans and more fruits snd leaves for the pepper and basil plants.

Bonus: White and Red onions finally bulbing together with the Ginger roots.

Happy Weekend, gardeners.

08/04/2023

Morning Weekend Gardeners.

Showing you my soil mix and PET bottle setup for my self watering hanging garden.

Soil Mix:
70% soil
20% sifted goat poop/dung
10% chicken manure

For pet botle:
1.5 Coke
Cut in half.
Add holes to upper half.
Slide into bottom half. Tie with nylon cord.
Add soil, plant and water.

Fertilizing is every 2 weeks (dried goat dung or chicken manure).

Hope this starts you on your gardening journey!

-Tin

01/04/2023

Miracles in the garden on the weekend.

-Huge Purple Pakchoi
-Successfully grew onions in this Davao humid weather
-Kohlrabi in container pots
-Sprouted Ginger
-Harvested my first celery for juicing

Happy weekend, Homesteaders!

26/03/2023

It's Sunday and I can't help but look at my garden.

You see, it started with a seed. Seeds grew and flowered. Some died and some bore fruit.

In many ways, that simple microscopic decision that was so out of my character (city girl hello) has now led to many breakthroughs not just in the garden beds but also in my life.

Today, as I walked through my garden, I stand grateful and in awe at how the garden and me changed over the years. Blood, sweat and tears literally. But then, there is so much work to do that most times, we just go back to that decision of just planting a seed.

And honestly, sometimes, that is just enough.

The garden and I have been together since 2019.Longer than most of my romantic relationships really lmao. Hopefully, we will still be partners, hand in hand, in navigating this mess called living.

-Tin

25/03/2023

Good morning weekend farmers!

Took an early walk to admire the breeze after last night's heavy rains.

Plants are happy and my soul restored.

Happy weekend!

19/03/2023

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01/03/2023

2022 was quiet but we will bring back this page with newer and better tips for you to start your own backyard grocery.

Stay tuned!

11/11/2021

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05/11/2021

Hello everyone.

A bit shy about lack of updates but happy to be able to explore more alternatives offline when it comes to growing my own food like hydroponics and container gardening.

It's been two months since I started and tbh, really happy with the results like this first lettuce harvest.

Less soil, less fuss and just more harvests in abundance.

16/09/2021

Morning, Homesteaders!

We're back again with new and improved updates on our backyard gardening starting off with before and after pictures of our veggies on hydroponic setup.

Here is our lettuce growth with top at 15 days old/days after sowing and at 22 DAS or 7 days after transfer.

Currently using UPLB's very own SNAP solution as nutrient source for these greens.

Will post the third and final harvest updates soonest!

09/08/2021

We're back!

It has been a rollercoaster of a year due to the pandemic but we are determined to start this page again and add more helpful tips and advice in growing your own food in the comfort of your own homes.

For now, we have restarted our Grow Barrel project, a containerized urban gardening setup you can set and forget. True enough, it was a success. In just 12 days, we have sprouted our seedlings into full fledged plants.

Here's to growing despite the limits of our environments. Keep growing, keep thriving Homesteaders!

07/07/2021

Guess we're back at it again.

We are container gardening this time as we are recovering from the pandemic.

Stay tuned for more garden updates.

15/10/2020

Back to work after a half year hiatus.

27/05/2020

No posts as of late as I'm in the process of reorganizing my garden space. The raised beds seems not to work with my gardening style so I'm opting for a different solution.

Many plants died due to the heat of the summer so I had to regrow from scratch.

As they say, a garden takes time to grow so no worries, I will be updating as soon as possible.

28/04/2020

Went into the garden and found cucumber fruits on my plant. But since the structure of the cucumber vine is still not sturdy as it should be, I decided to prune its first fruits. This is a common practice with cucurbit plants (cucumbers, ampalaya, kalabasa etc.) in order to bring better and longer harvests.

21/04/2020

Soil muclching with leaves!

The leaves insulate the soil and protect against moisture loss around the seedlings.

18/04/2020

Pechay Growing Guide

credit: Baguio City Veterinary Office- Agricultural Services Division

07/04/2020

04/04/2020

Easy Peasy Kratky Method (Aquaponics Gardening)

Materials:

1 sprouted plant
1 container with lid (preferably milktea, softdrinks or liquor bottle)
1 round sponge (cut to size of the mouth of the lid)

Steps:

1. Cut sponge to the size of the lid hole.
2. Cut sponge as indicated in the photo.
3. Insert plant sprout (in this case, basil) inside the sponge.
4. Fit sponge into the mouth of the lid.
5. Fill cup with water until it reaches the lower part of the root. The space left without water allows for air to circulate around the roots for growth.
6. Place in a moderately shaded area.

Hope this helps!

Post your own version as well in the comments section.

Happy planting!

03/04/2020

Tomato Growing Guide

credit: ATI Region 2 Page

30/03/2020

2020 is indeed a year full of unexpected surprises. First, there were the earthquakes and now, the dreaded Corona Virus.

With the unexpected rise in positive cases, many cities had their areas leading to job and food insecurity. With the two in line together, how can people survive?

To address this issue, Homestead DVO commits to helping people to start their own survival gardens with our Top 5 Easy to Grow Edibles. This series will touch on topics of soil mix, plant placement, watering schedule and fertilizer requirements you need to immediately start on your garden.

Stay tuned as we have more helpful posts for you.