Out with the old and in with the new! It’s that time of the
year when the gym fills up and diet foods are on sale. This year I resolve to
provide healthy choices for my personal temple as well as my personal space.
Often in a hurry, it’s easy to reach for some pre-packaged
processed food even though it’s not the most healthful. In my yard, I can do
the same. I can purchase a synthetic fertilizer and sprinkle or spray it about,
or I can create my own organic additive.
This growing season, I will only use compost to enrich the
soil of my yard. I will do so after a heavy rain and not before, so I do
not create nutrient run-off.
I pledge to not add to the growing problem of algae
blooms caused in part by phosphorus containing fertilizers.
I want to play in
local lakes and rivers!
I will create and use compost! Check out five ways to use compost. Compost not only improves
clay soil’s fertility but also structure and texture. I will apply yearly by
scattering it on the surface of my garden while working or watering it into my
soil. For my grassy lawn, I will sprinkle compost throughout the year.
Happy New Year! Guest blogger, Jenny
Is there a better time to apply compost to your garden and watering and working it into your soil? I.E. summer, spring, or fall? Or does it not matter? I have a bunch of compost I can probably harvest from both my backyard Earth Machine as well as my worm bin (making sure to keep the worms in and only harvest the copmost), I just don't know if it is better to do it in the spring or the fall. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSpring and fall are both great times for compost although I prefer the spring since it is a high growth period and I tend to do more planting in the spring. I would not recommend winter since the ground can be frozen.
DeleteExcellent, thank you! I plan to start a big, brand new garden this spring so that is perfect.
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