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Apr
26

The No Till No Dig Way: Revisiting The Lasagna Garden Mound

Posted by Adina

The concept of this no dig bed is simple. You don’t till or disturb the soil below, and you create a mound that roughly approximates a balanced pile of stable scrapings. This is a great way to start quickly and these mounds feed the soil below as the growing season progresses attracting beneficial insects and microbes to your growing area, and you won’t have to fertilize the plants growing in these mounds.

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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
14

Synergistic Agriculture & The Evolving Garden(er)

Posted by Adina

I intended to write about what I am doing this summer to prepare my no dig garden boxes for the winter growing season, but this blog has taken it’s own direction instead. Today I write about Synergistic Agriculture and my evolving garden practices. This summer I have been growing in gardens I would have left Continue reading →

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Oct
27

The Demise Of My Seminole Pumpkin Vine

Posted by Adina

I killed the Seminole Pumpkin vine. It had taken over three 50 sq. ft. sections of my garden and ran around the fence blocking five sections and two out of three gates. It was cathartic to get that thing out of my garden. I am working quickly now to prepare those sections for replanting. I Continue reading →

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