Organiculture

 We are now in the final countdown of our incubator farm project. We have come a long way from the beginning of the semester. We are still waiting on a few crops to harvest, like the broccoli and tomatoes, but so far almost everything else is harvestable. It was an educational project and journey that we all on the Organiculture team will always appreciate. Now we can sit back and wait for the rest of the crops to produce. 

 Pictured here are the broccoli which we have not been able to harvest yet. This is one of the few crops we have left that we have not been able to harvest at all. We are glad it is at least looking great. Since it’s planting, it has not shown any issues. Unlike the other half of the lane, which is comprised of the Bok Choy that is completely damaged by insects. We are not sure why that section specifically got more damage than this side of the lane. 

 As we come to a close on our incubator farm, we are grateful for the fruits of our teamwork. We were able to harvest a good amount of eggplant, with even more to still spare. The strawberries are also looking great and we were able to harvest some of them too. Although we still have some crops that we are waiting on, but are happy with how our farm is currently looking. 

Out of all the crops, our Bok Choy has suffered the most. Essentially all of the Bok Choy is completely eaten through and doing terrible. They also have insects all inside the leaves. Team member Lauren put diatomaceous earth on them but has a suspicion that the coming rain will wash it away. We have come to the conclusion that this will be one of the only crops that will we will not be able to harvest. 

 The nasturtiums are looking better than ever. There are plenty of blooms and it looks very healthy, as shown in the close up and far away images. The rest of the crops are also gaining great progress. The lane farthest to the left looks luscious and healthy. Besides weeding and mild Maintenence, now we can wait for the rest of our crops to be produced so we can harvest. 

As we suspected at the beginning of our farm journey. The tomatoes are now too big to be held up by one bamboo stick. The team decided it was best to modify the way the tomatoes are being held, as can be shown in the images. This mechanism provides much more support to the plant. It does not seem that we will have to redo the support the rest of the semester.