Organic gardeners try to follow a system that will build good soil structure and fertility by duplicating nature=s methods as closely as possible without the use of synthetic fertilizers. Chemical pesticides (poisons) are also avoided.
To describe a very complex system in simple terms - in nature what is fed by the soil returns to the soil. Fauna and flora (organic matter) in varying stages of decay are converted into humus by the never ending work of microorganisms in the soil. Humus, in turn, provides the source of nourishment for all plant life. Thus:
HUMUS is the PRODUCT and the SOURCE of all living material. more
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This is Fantastic Annette!!
Love the blog site.
I've some pics to contribute if there's a way to add them.
It's be great to do something like a "community trading post", where community members could post things that they'd like to recycle or pass on to others - makes sense to start with food and garden related ideas but it could bloom into a "freecycle" clearing point.
Thanks for such a wonderful initiative!
Chris
I echo Chris! Great initiative.
I have used some of the grass clippings as mulch around veggies. Does anyone know whether this is good practice?
Thanks,
Rebecca Aird
PS As chair of SLOE I helped with some of the start-up requirements (e.g., finding a site) for the garden, but have not been much involved in the on-the-ground stuff, so haven't met everyone. However, my kids and I (well at least some of our veggies) are "squatting" on a part of
Celeste's plot. Hope to see you in the garden!
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