We just started a few months ago (we were supposed to get the house last year but, due to various factors, we couldn’t take possession and get moved in until just before April). We’re definitely learning a lot about farming and what works for our land and environment but, because of the time we got the house, we’ve been super rushed. I think we’ll do better next year.
My goal is to position myself to deal with a lot of products foreigners living in Japan want and have trouble getting. That’s a lot of peppers, different types of beans, etc.
Opposite climate here in Florida, it’s okra season now & not much else wants to grow except the basil and mint but in the fall, winter and spring we can grow a lot of different things. We did get a couple of watermelons to harvest too, that was nice. Apparently they don’t mind the 35C temps everyday, but once the rains start in earnest it’s just okra time.
Fennel isn’t fussy, that might be good too for you.
Cucumbers and okra have been our two most successful things so far. Most of my herbs are doing OK as well, I suppose. We’ve hit 35 a couple times this year. The forecast has us mostly in the upper 20s and low 30s for the next few weeks. I just got second planting potatoes in, so we’ll see how that goes. I planted a bunch of daikon radish, it came up nicely, then died a couple of days later. I’m not sure if it’s the intense sun and heat or if I needed to get water to them again sooner. I’ve still got more seeds, so I might try planting them again later in the season.
I live in a rural area in northern Japan.
We just started a few months ago (we were supposed to get the house last year but, due to various factors, we couldn’t take possession and get moved in until just before April). We’re definitely learning a lot about farming and what works for our land and environment but, because of the time we got the house, we’ve been super rushed. I think we’ll do better next year.
My goal is to position myself to deal with a lot of products foreigners living in Japan want and have trouble getting. That’s a lot of peppers, different types of beans, etc.
Opposite climate here in Florida, it’s okra season now & not much else wants to grow except the basil and mint but in the fall, winter and spring we can grow a lot of different things. We did get a couple of watermelons to harvest too, that was nice. Apparently they don’t mind the 35C temps everyday, but once the rains start in earnest it’s just okra time.
Fennel isn’t fussy, that might be good too for you.
Nice! I hadn’t really thought of fennel.
Cucumbers and okra have been our two most successful things so far. Most of my herbs are doing OK as well, I suppose. We’ve hit 35 a couple times this year. The forecast has us mostly in the upper 20s and low 30s for the next few weeks. I just got second planting potatoes in, so we’ll see how that goes. I planted a bunch of daikon radish, it came up nicely, then died a couple of days later. I’m not sure if it’s the intense sun and heat or if I needed to get water to them again sooner. I’ve still got more seeds, so I might try planting them again later in the season.