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GAMCOD: Growing a Million Calories on Dirt

Learn how to garden and compete for the prize. Want to be on the next big reality TV show?
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25 June
June 2024
Reality Tv Shows
Rough Cut
Reality Tv
Rough Cut: GAMCOD Update: 25th June 2024
Rough Cut: GAMCOD Update: 25th June 2024
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Rough Cut: Final 2024 GAMCOD Update - 16 Oct 2024
Rough Cut: Final 2024 GAMCOD Update - 16 Oct 2024
17 butternut squashes raised in a GAMCOD garden sitting on grass Making Charcoal, Raking Leaves, Chicken Manure, Soil Texture, Fast Good, Berry Bushes, Food Scraps, Soil Improvement, Ornamental Plants
Making Charcoal
Raking Leaves
Chicken Manure
Soil Texture
Fast Good
Berry Bushes
Food Scraps
Soil Improvement
Ornamental Plants
50 Lbs of Butternut Squash from May's GAMCOD plot
We had the first freeze this morning so yesterday I pulled the vines and harvested all 17 squashes and they weigh 50 lbs. So that added up to about 10,000 calories!
an image of vegetables that are on the table
Fall Planting Perennials
Perennial Vegetables
Fall Plants
Perennials
Canning
Plants
Perennial Vegetables for Fall Planting
It is fun to plant something once and then eat it for years. You can do just that with perennial vegetables! Here is a list of perennial vegetables that can be planted in the fall. I have also included some threads about these:
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Rough Cut: Wheaton Labs GAMCOD Update - 28 Sep 2024
Rough Cut: Wheaton Labs GAMCOD Update - 28 Sep 2024
butternut squash growing on a trellis in May's GAMCOD garden Clay Soil
Clay Soil
Butternut Squash in May's Garden
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Organic Matter
May's Lonely Garlic Clove
There has been a disappointment in May's GAMCOD garden. She planted a bunch of garlic, but only harvested one clove. There is always excitement in the garden.
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Rainy Morning
Boots
ROUGH CUT: Boots' GAMCOD Project Update - 12 Sept 2024
ROUGH CUT: Boots' GAMCOD Project Update - 12 Sept 2024
A map of May's GAMCOD garden focusing on calorie dense foods like squash, sunchokes and sorghum
Diagram of May's Plot
May Lotito is a rockstar gardener who has joined the Grow a Million Calories on Dirt challenge at Permies.com. Here is the design of her plot. Follow along, or better yet, garden along with us for a chance at the GAMCOD prize!
A gorgeous polyculture garden with a chicken
Verdant Polyculture at May's GAMCOD Garden
May's garden is flourishing. She has already harvested 3.5 pounds of green beans and 1.75 pounds of tomatoes. Look at how her polyculture has taken off with squash, corn and other vegetables!
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Ornamental plants
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a man wearing a red hat standing in front of some bushes and trees on a sunny day
15 Aug
ROUGH CUT: Wheaton Labs GAMCOD Weekly Update - 15 Aug 2024
ROUGH CUT: Wheaton Labs GAMCOD Weekly Update - 15 Aug 2024
a small tree growing in the middle of a garden
Nut Trees
Mulberry Tree
Landscape Fabric
Growing Fruit
The Far Side
The Terrace
New Place
Isle Of Skye
Mulberry Tree Surrounded by a Garden
there is a sign that says squash gone wild in front of some plants and flowers
Lilac Plant
Under The Surface
Food Forest
Peach Trees
Lilac Flowers
Potting Soil
Squash gone Wild in Jimmy's GAMCOD Garden
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Sunflowers Growing
Sunflowers About to Bloom
Sunflowers growing in May's GAMCOD garden.