Now growing at Homestead Creative (October 2022)

Homestead Creative’s first indoor farm is already showing growth a little over a month after first planting. The 4”x4” grow tent space contains five 10 gallon grow bags, two 5 gallon grow bags, a potted Jade plant and a one and a half year old Jade plant propagation. Outdoors, two flower grow bags are being prepared for 50 bulbs of daffodils and tulips.

Within the 10 gallon grow bags are Yukon Gold potatoes, planted on September 18th. The potatoes begun sprouting around October 14th, increasing vigor daily, watering only as needed. The potatoes are planted in potting soil comprised of alfalfa meal, bone meal, earthworm castings, sandy loam, kelp meal, fish meal, forest humus and moss.

Planted in the 5 gallon grow bags are Grey Oyster mushrooms, planted on October 18th. The mushrooms’ rye grain based spawn are growing in a substrate made of straw. The mushrooms are expected to inoculate the straw based substrate and fruit within 3-4 weeks.

The Jade plant propagation grew from a leaf that dropped off of the other Jade plant in the terracotta pot. Succulents can be propagated by taking a leaf or a cutting, and placing on top of a bed of soil, watering infrequently.

A part of Homestead Creative’s vision is a symbiosis of nature and creativity. As plants grow, so do creative ideas. Ideas grow from one another, and similarly this first planting will inform future plantings at Homestead Creative.