Archive for the ‘Garden Amendments’ Category
Dec
22
Posted by Adina
In my In The Garden articles about the Lasagna Layer Mounds the garden amendments straw, manure, and alfalfa hay are frequently mentioned. They are the ingredients for the garden mounds, but they are something else as well. Of course we know manure is a waste product from livestock farming or ranching, and we know straw, Continue reading →
Tags: Alfalfa Hay, Lasagna Layer Mound, Manure, No Till Gardening, No Till Growing, Peanut Hay, Straw, Sustainable Organic Gardening
Dec
15
Posted by Adina
Composted Cow Manure is an excellent garden amendment. In the garden we focus on the soil a great deal. We work to make great compost, and if it goes in your garden the way it goes in mine you will run out of your home made compost before your compost needs are met. Composted Cow Continue reading →
Tags: composted cow manure, Composting, No Dig Garden, Preparing for Planting
Jul
10
Posted by Adina
One of just a few garden amendments I like to use is Coconut Coir or fiber. It is the fiber from between the hard shell of the coconut and the hard outer husk. I have buckets of this when I am done opening coconuts, but the Coir I am talking about today comes to me Continue reading →
