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Dec
22

Garden Amendments: About Alfalfa & Peanut Hay Fall 2011

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 →

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Dec
15

Garden Amendments: Composted Cow Manure and The Commando Garden

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 →

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Jul
10

Garden Amendment, Coconut Coir: What is it good for?

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 →


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