Welcome to the Duke Lemur Center Vegetable Garden Blog!

This is a project that was launched in December 2010, between the Duke Lemur Center and Amanda Wilkins, a then junior in horticultural science at N.C. State. The project was funded by a grant from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation that "will provide an organic garden that will feed endangered animals."

Yes, this means the fruits and vegetables will go to feed lemurs!

Visit for http://lemur.duke.edu/ more information.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Spring is almost here!

It’s exciting to think spring is coming. Now we’ve got to start thinking about what we are going to grow. Since this is the first year for the garden, we are going to start with a summer crop and then start a yearly cycle.

At the beginning of the project, I received a list of plants that the lemurs eat or that the Duke Lemur Center was interested in trying with the lemurs. Below, you can see the plants we are looking to put in this year. It may look like a lot, but we will be watching to see what works and what doesn’t.

As far what is going on with the garden, we were supposed to start on March 6, but there was a severe thunderstorm and we rescheduled for Tuesday, March 8. Mr. Welch has turned a bed already and said it looked good. The concrete has been poured for the water catchment system’s foundation. He has also started the composters. During my next visit, we will be discussing worms! It will be great.


Crops
  • Squash
  • Bell peppers
  • Meschlun Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Beets
  • Watermelons, cantaloupe
  • Serviceberries
  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Figs
  • Blackberries
  • Winged sumac
  • Spinach
  • Bush butter beans
  • Yellow beans
Herbs
  • Maximilian sunflower
  • Nasturtiums
  • French marigolds
  • Parsley
  • Borage
  • Basil
  • Cilantro
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