Dangriga Urban Farmers Market Day

Come join us and bring out your entire family. 

Invite all your friends. 

Kindly share the flyer below.  

We are going to sell and give away vegetable seedlings and young fruit trees. 

We will also have, for tasting and for buying, products made from local fruits and crops.

Come ready with your questions. 

We are willing to work with you to start your journey in eating local and making use of locally produced materials (know what you are eating and support local entrepreneurs).

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Some items that will be available:

vegetable seedlings

herbs

small fruit trees (dwarf)

decorative plants

Succulents

fruits

Local crops (plantains, cassava, banana, etc.) 

flour dough

jams and jellies

baked goods

natural fruit juices

gluten free flour (assorted)

locally produced meat

crafts (wooden)

black soil

among others

There will also be demonstrations (how to...) and tasting of products.

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Anybody who is interested in farming, gardening, 

agro-processing, crafts can participate. 

If you want to participate and have other ideas that will benefit the community, do contact us and let us know.

Contact us between now and July 10, 2020 and let us know what you would like to present or sell. 

Updates on Greenhouse Project - preparing the beds

Updates on Greenhouse Project

Preparing the Planting Beds 

Materials purchased for two beds (one on each side of the greenhouse)

Dimensions - L x W X H = 10 blocks x 2 blocks x 2 blocks

(each block is 16 in. long)

100 (4 in.) blocks (Z-Best)

4 bags cow manure (Prosser)

4 bags compost (Hummingbird Distributors)

4 bags black soil (Silk Grass Nursery)

1 bag organic matter (Silk Grass Nursery)

2 bags Pro Mix (Prosser)

The two DUF members (Derek and Sed) who have their own greenhouses advised me to use boards, sticks, leaves, and any decomposable materials to fill the beds; starting with the largest materials at the bottom.

I was wondering how I was going to get enough soil for this. Thanks DUF members - we continue to learn from each other. 

Materials used include left over lumber (boards) from other yard jobs, coconut shells and husks, grass and leaves, organic waste, sawdust, and back fill

 This is how the finished products looks at level one. The next level is to add the soil for planting. 

Seeds are germinated using paper towel method and potting soil.

I read up on companion planting and got some helpful tips. Not all plants like to be near each other. This is important to know especially when planting in small space.

We planted zucchini, radish, tomatoes and onions in one of the bed today (June 12, 2020)

We will plant peppers tomorrow.   

Feel free to add comments and give suggestions.

Low Budget Backyard Greenhouse

Building a Low Budget Backyard Greenhouse

By Kaydoc

SIZE: 10W x 20L

Materials used

PVC pipes (1/2 in. wide, 20 in. length)

Metal pipes - (3/4 in.) I had a couple of these lying around (these were cut to 2 ft. each)

Greenhouse screen (20ft. wide)

Construction plastic (20 ft. wide)

Treated lumber - (made into strips) 

Rough lumber

1 bucket back fill (to level ground)

Places where materials are purchased:

A&Ds - I spent $135.45

8 PVC pipes ($10.75 each length)

Screws and nails

PVC glue

Tying wire (to fasten ends of the screen and plastic to the PVC pipes)

3 yards construction plastic ($7 a yard). 

Prosser (in Hope Creek Village) - I spent $273.60

Greenhouse screen $5.70 a foot (width = 20 ft.)

I got 48 ft. (For the size, 38ft. will complete the job). I allowed some extra pieces to hang. I wanted to make sure NO pests will burrow their way into the greenhouse. 

Family City - I spent $141.00

3 pcs treated lumber

2 pcs rough lumber

Hinges, screws, staples

Sydney Ritchie - I spent $30 

1 bucket backfill

Total labour cost - $275

Total spent on materials is $855.05.

*You could round this off to no more than $1000BZ if you decide to add the metal poles to support the PVC pipes as I did. 

I received some advice from personnel from the Ministry of Agriculture. Field officers also visited to check that Reginald (the builder) was doing it right. I had challenged him to take on the task. This is his first time building a greenhouse. His number is 6075900.

Everything came out great. I am very excited. I am ready to start the next phase of my experiment - preparing my beds and soil.

Disclaimer: I am NOT a technical person. I will simply say what I saw happening. I know I got what I wanted😀.

The PVC pipes were installed into metal pipes that were buried 1 1/2 feet into the ground. 

The construction plastic was placed in the center of the structure (on top) to stop rain from getting into the greenhouse. 

The screen was measured to match the length of the greenhouse and cut into two equal parts.

Cutting the screen to length.

The stripped lumber is placed perpendicular to the pipes for support and to form an interface between the screen and plastic.

Joining plastic with screen. Staple gun, screw gun, and tying wire are used for this part of the project.

Sides finished.

View of the backside of the greenhouse.

Front view of the greenhouse.

The most excited person pretending to be busy in the greenhouse. She seemed more excited than me.

Preview of what will come. 

This is my first greenhouse. 

I will be searching for more information on how to maintain it and ensure the environment is conducive to plant growth. 

As you read, if you have ideas to share, I will be glad to listen.

Feel free to leave comments below.