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By DAPHNE McCULLOUGH
BILL BAILEY “went organic” in his gardening when he moved to Amissville five years ago. He took advantage of Johns Hopkins’s early retirement policy and left his position there to build a house in Rappahannock County. “At 65, I can honestly say that the last five years of my life have been the best. Julia (Mrs. Bailey) and I have talked about it and we decided that our five years here have been the most enjoyable.”
Bill had a garden at his home in Maryland but he used conventional gardening methods—dusting with Sevin and other insecticides. Now firmly commited to organic principles, he thinks the so-called hippies are on the right track. “Those young people have some good ideas. Go to an auction and see what old fashioned tools and horse drawn machinery is going for.”
Bill’s garden is picture perfect. Hie plants are large and healthy and there’s not a sign of a weed or a bug anywhere. The cabbage is particularly impressive, and he volunteered that it had been doused with nothing more than old dish water.
Scattered throughout the plants and between the rows are hot peppers, tobacco and nastuertiums. Bill also uses companion planting principles in his garden planning. His bible and major point of reference is “Organic Gardening” magazine. He advises any
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