Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
COMPOST TEA FOR YOUR ORGANIC GARDEN
How to orgainic garden with Compost Tea
Cheap and easy to make compost tea is a real
"Kick in the pants" for garden and lawn soils.
The good bacteria created in this process spread
like wildfire through your underground ecosystem
Here is what you need,,,,,
1-5 gallon plastic bucket
1- Black Strap Molasses (any brand)
1-old t shirt or cheese cloth
1-bug sprayer
How to....
Fill the bucket 3/4 full of water and let sit
overnight. Pour in 1 cup of molasses and 4 cups
good garden soil. MIX. Let the mixture sit in a warm
spot for three days and stir once. Let mix sit 3 more
days then strain through t-shirt or cheese cloth into
sprayer. Apply aound the base of growing plants or
directly onto lawns or garden beds.
Compost tea will have a mildly sweet odor when done
and will turn very sour if over done in which case it
should be dumped.
Easy enough......
We apply compost tea to everything here once every three
weeks. Lawns, flowers, gardens and house plant will all
love the stuff.
Next container gardening.....
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Cheap and easy to make compost tea is a real
"Kick in the pants" for garden and lawn soils.
The good bacteria created in this process spread
like wildfire through your underground ecosystem
Here is what you need,,,,,
1-5 gallon plastic bucket
1- Black Strap Molasses (any brand)
1-old t shirt or cheese cloth
1-bug sprayer
How to....
Fill the bucket 3/4 full of water and let sit
overnight. Pour in 1 cup of molasses and 4 cups
good garden soil. MIX. Let the mixture sit in a warm
spot for three days and stir once. Let mix sit 3 more
days then strain through t-shirt or cheese cloth into
sprayer. Apply aound the base of growing plants or
directly onto lawns or garden beds.
Compost tea will have a mildly sweet odor when done
and will turn very sour if over done in which case it
should be dumped.
Easy enough......
We apply compost tea to everything here once every three
weeks. Lawns, flowers, gardens and house plant will all
love the stuff.
Next container gardening.....
I pick out what ads amazon puts on this site so check
them out
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Get the organic garden started now.......
Organic Garden
The weather is cutting us a break the last week.
We are removing leaf mulch from the beds and
turning them up a little bit. We will mix in some
green compost, let some air in and then recover
with mulch.
If you have a spot picked out for your organic
garden you can do some prep work now.
If the ground is not frozen go out to the garden bed
and turn it up a little. Don't worry about making
it pretty just break up the surface a bit. This will
let some air in and in cold areas the freeze and thaw
process will break up the ground for you.
You do not need to have a conventional garden to
grow veggies, fruit or herbs. Oregano makes a
great plant for edging flower beds. Tomatos can
grow almost anywhere the sun shines.
We use a wide range of methods that combine old
tricks with new twists. It is both fun, easy and edible.
Note: We don't sell anything here but if you like click
on a link or two.
Next post: Compost Tea
The weather is cutting us a break the last week.
We are removing leaf mulch from the beds and
turning them up a little bit. We will mix in some
green compost, let some air in and then recover
with mulch.
If you have a spot picked out for your organic
garden you can do some prep work now.
If the ground is not frozen go out to the garden bed
and turn it up a little. Don't worry about making
it pretty just break up the surface a bit. This will
let some air in and in cold areas the freeze and thaw
process will break up the ground for you.
You do not need to have a conventional garden to
grow veggies, fruit or herbs. Oregano makes a
great plant for edging flower beds. Tomatos can
grow almost anywhere the sun shines.
We use a wide range of methods that combine old
tricks with new twists. It is both fun, easy and edible.
Note: We don't sell anything here but if you like click
on a link or two.
Next post: Compost Tea
Thursday, January 21, 2010
We have some great ideas for 2010
Here in the Pittsburgh area we had a great year
with several Tomato heirlooms in 2009
Peppers no so much but join us while we get ready
for 2010.
"Take a look at this guy...."
with several Tomato heirlooms in 2009
Peppers no so much but join us while we get ready
for 2010.
"Take a look at this guy...."
Picked on Thanksgiving Day
Photo is today
(we now just want to see how long it last)
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