Comments on: Organic Vegetable Growing http://www.catalangarden.com/organic-vegetable-growing.html Your source of discount patio furniture and cheap garden furniture. Garden chairs, garden benches and all manner of furniture for the garden. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Derick Gambrill http://www.catalangarden.com/organic-vegetable-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10527 Derick Gambrill Thu, 20 May 2010 20:19:53 +0000 http://www.catalangarden.com/?p=1565#comment-10527 Great article. This is kind of off-topic, but what is your favorite soil conditioning fertilizer? I've tried Bio-Magic on my veggie garden, but I don't like the results. Anyone have suggestions? Great article.

This is kind of off-topic, but what is your favorite soil conditioning fertilizer? I’ve tried Bio-Magic on my veggie garden, but I don’t like the results. Anyone have suggestions?

]]> By: GartenGrl at Cool Garden Things http://www.catalangarden.com/organic-vegetable-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2964 GartenGrl at Cool Garden Things Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:56:45 +0000 http://www.catalangarden.com/?p=1565#comment-2964 Many farmers in Michigan use the green manure method as you call it. My father always tells me to use peanut shells as mulch because they add nitrogen to the soil. So you can try to always be thinking of ways to improve the soil vs. destroying and depleting it. Many farmers in Michigan use the green manure method as you call it. My father always tells me to use peanut shells as mulch because they add nitrogen to the soil. So you can try to always be thinking of ways to improve the soil vs. destroying and depleting it.

]]> By: catalan gardener http://www.catalangarden.com/organic-vegetable-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2766 catalan gardener Mon, 18 May 2009 06:08:45 +0000 http://www.catalangarden.com/?p=1565#comment-2766 Thanks CL, nice to know someone agrees! It's hard not to sound too contrite but I really do feel like we are only looking after the land for a short time rather than 'owning it' to exploit without responsibility. Thanks CL, nice to know someone agrees! It’s hard not to sound too contrite but I really do feel like we are only looking after the land for a short time rather than ‘owning it’ to exploit without responsibility.

]]> By: chaiselongue http://www.catalangarden.com/organic-vegetable-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2757 chaiselongue Sun, 17 May 2009 21:43:27 +0000 http://www.catalangarden.com/?p=1565#comment-2757 A really helpful, thoughtful post. Thank you. I didn't know that you shouldn't leave parts of the garden lying fallow. It's good to know that even weeds can be helpful to the garden, since we have a lot of those! I agree, we must put back what we take out of the soil. We do this by composting and adding goat manure from a local farm. We know that it will take years for our soil to improve to the standard of some of our neighbours who have spent a lifetime doing this. But we hope not only to feed ourselves but, as you say, to leave the ground in a good state for its next gardeners. A really helpful, thoughtful post. Thank you. I didn’t know that you shouldn’t leave parts of the garden lying fallow. It’s good to know that even weeds can be helpful to the garden, since we have a lot of those! I agree, we must put back what we take out of the soil. We do this by composting and adding goat manure from a local farm. We know that it will take years for our soil to improve to the standard of some of our neighbours who have spent a lifetime doing this. But we hope not only to feed ourselves but, as you say, to leave the ground in a good state for its next gardeners.

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