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So you want to grow your own vegetables? Do you want them to be pure, clean, and chemical free? You have doubts about the produce
at the grocery store. Where does it come from? What do they put on it? There is a lot of talk about organic food. Is it really better? You
can grow safe delicious food right in your own yard. It all begins with soil that is teaming with life and organic matter.
Choose a garden site that is in full sun and turn the soil as deeply as possible with a spading fork or a rototiller. Turn several inches of
compost or peat moss into the soil. Compost is a mixture of decayed organic matter that provides nutrients and aeration to the soil.
Compost such as Back to Earth Cotton Boll Compost can be purchased in bags or it can be created in your own yard.
Building a compost pile will help you recycle the waste items from your yard and home and turn it into rich humus that will be the
foundation of your organic garden. The compost pile should be located in a fairly shady area with good drainage approximately 4’ x 4’. A
commercial bin could be purchased or four fence posts and some three to four foot high fencing will do.
The compost pile is made up of three main ingredients, green material, brown material and kitchen waste. Green matter is the most
critical. Grass clippings, green leaves and green plant debris are high in nitrogen and will provide nutrition and “heating” for the pile. Fall
leaves, dried plants from the garden, and small twigs or wood chips are the most common brown material and help keep the pile
aerated. Vegetable and fruit waste, egg shells, and coffee grounds are excellent additions to any compost pile. Do not add meat, fat,
bones, pet waste, human waste, diseased plants, weeds with seed heads, or green invasive weeds to your compost. Adding Ringer’s
Compost Plus will speed up the decaying process. Keep your pile moist and turn occasionally with a spading fork so the material does
not mat down.
With timely monitoring, your pile could produce useable humus every 90 days. Even a very passive approach will produce a great soil
builder that can be put in the garden and flower beds each spring, while recycling things that would end up on the curb each week for the
garbage man.
at the grocery store. Where does it come from? What do they put on it? There is a lot of talk about organic food. Is it really better? You
can grow safe delicious food right in your own yard. It all begins with soil that is teaming with life and organic matter.
Choose a garden site that is in full sun and turn the soil as deeply as possible with a spading fork or a rototiller. Turn several inches of
compost or peat moss into the soil. Compost is a mixture of decayed organic matter that provides nutrients and aeration to the soil.
Compost such as Back to Earth Cotton Boll Compost can be purchased in bags or it can be created in your own yard.
Building a compost pile will help you recycle the waste items from your yard and home and turn it into rich humus that will be the
foundation of your organic garden. The compost pile should be located in a fairly shady area with good drainage approximately 4’ x 4’. A
commercial bin could be purchased or four fence posts and some three to four foot high fencing will do.
The compost pile is made up of three main ingredients, green material, brown material and kitchen waste. Green matter is the most
critical. Grass clippings, green leaves and green plant debris are high in nitrogen and will provide nutrition and “heating” for the pile. Fall
leaves, dried plants from the garden, and small twigs or wood chips are the most common brown material and help keep the pile
aerated. Vegetable and fruit waste, egg shells, and coffee grounds are excellent additions to any compost pile. Do not add meat, fat,
bones, pet waste, human waste, diseased plants, weeds with seed heads, or green invasive weeds to your compost. Adding Ringer’s
Compost Plus will speed up the decaying process. Keep your pile moist and turn occasionally with a spading fork so the material does
not mat down.
With timely monitoring, your pile could produce useable humus every 90 days. Even a very passive approach will produce a great soil
builder that can be put in the garden and flower beds each spring, while recycling things that would end up on the curb each week for the
garbage man.
It all starts with the soil
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