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Category: Fertilizing
A win-win: U-pick pumpkin farms recycle urban leaves
The Hack: Don’t have enough leaves to make your own mulch? Get them in bulk from your local municipal waste management. “…The scientists noted the benefits of the research to both farmers and taxpayers, stating; “Small farm operators near urban…
Eggshells and Banana Peels for your Tomatoes
Adding selectively what normally goes out in the trash can keep away blossom end rot and compliment your soil. The Hacks: save your eggshells and banana peels and add them when you plant tomatoes out – an interesting thought too:…
Get Your Mind Out of the Gutter and Put Your Garden There Instead
Make your own “vertical veggie garden” with some gutter material and an exterior wall you’re not doing anything with anyway! The Hack: Use a wall and some gutter material to make a vertical garden where no garden has dared to…
Tomato-tainers – Growing a Portable Garden
Moving soon? Need to conserve space? Need (or want) to conserve water? How about saving loads of money by making your own container garden and forgoing the shipping and handling charges for the ones advertised in the sunday magazines? Here’s…
Comfrey Makes a High Potash Garden Fertilizer
Great article from the-organic-gardener.com regarding Comfrey. The Hack: make a concentrated liquid containing all of the big 3 nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, in substantial amounts. NPK= 8 : 2.6 : 20.5 %. “…Place the plant’s leaves into a large container, preferably one with a tap or…
How Can I Give My Plants More Calcium?
Updated: From the University of Hawaii, Thanks to djeanis for the update! Link to U of HI paper on the process. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/SA-10.pdf Here’s a recipe I found and an interesting article, just don’t know how long to roast ’em for: 1.…
Why are My Tomatoes and Peppers Not Producing?
Your tomatoes and peppers are very sensitive to the amount of nitrogen you give them, where many other plants are not. The Hack: Low nitrogen fertilizers or mulches until the first fruits are the size of golf balls (they’re recommending…
More on Dynamic Accumulators: green cover crops
“… Green Manures-An Investment in Your Soil’s Fertility There are many times during the season, and at different stages of plant growth, when you can till under a cover crop. Each time has virtues and drawbacks, and choosing a time is…
Should I compost the weeds?
“Several links to many weeds for use in compost, as companion plants(!), as cover crops, and more. “… Mentioned are the more obscure sulfur accumulators: “…Calamus, Caragreen, Coltsfoot, Eyebright, Fennel, Garlic, Meadowsweet, Mullien, Mustards, Nettle, Plantain, Complete article after the fold
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