Archive for December, 2010
Dec
30
Posted by Adina
The first thing a person wants to do when they decide to start composting is to keep their kitchen garbage out of the landfill. It is a noble purpose for sure, and kitchen garbage is an excellent addition to any compost pile. If you have grown up in the garden you will know the smell of properly working compost and what goes into it to achieve balance. If you haven’t done this before it takes just a little information and some practice, and you will be making nice compost in no time.
Tags: Balanced Compost PIles, Compost, Composting, Microbes in the Compost, Smelly Compost, The Compost Pile
Dec
27
Posted by Adina
Even with expecting cold weather, choosing our warmest spots for our most tender vegetables, and growing lots of brassicas, onions, and carrots every where else, we need lots of great strategy for protecting our tender and often favorite vegetables. Local farmers are losing millions of dollars in tomatoes in these low temperatures. There isn’t much they can do for a field of tomato plants in 20 degree weather, but we gardeners having far fewer plants to protect, can afford to put lots of effort into just a few plants.
Tags: Cold Weather Vegetables, Protecting Vegetable From Cold Weather, South Florida Vegetable Gardens
Dec
18
Posted by Adina
The no dig layer mound being a human concoction meant to approximate an excellent soil environment has lots of spaces for air. It is imperative therefore that we keep our feet off of the mounds. If we step on our work we compress it and everything changes. The mound compressed is no longer an ideal garden.
Tags: Lasagna Garden, No Dig Garden, No till garden
