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MULCHING YOUR GARDEN

The best times to mulch your garden is in early spring especially after a good rain

always remove any weeds and spread your mulch about 70 mm thick make sure you dont mulch right up to the stems as this could cause fumgal rot.

There are many types of mulch you can use

Lucern or Pea Straw,Mushroom composte,Barley straw and Sugar Cane,Composte,Bark and wood chips.all are good and all provide their different benefits.The main thing is that it improves your soil and retains water to your plants providing you with a great garden

So start Mulching

Grow a sustainable garden and eat fresh from your garden. The home gardener would use substantially less water than commercial growers.Chemicals are not used in home gardens and there is no transport costs plus its fresh to the table.Everyone should look at growing a small plot for their own needs The nurturing and harvesting of your own produce is something that can teach children the value of home grown real food, healthy live food.

Earthworms and Soil

Charles Darwin wrote in 1881 humans would not have survived and developed and it would have been difficult to survive on earth had it not been for earthworms turning the forest leaves and dead pasture into topsoil.

Soil Management is the first step to healthy plants .Feed the soil not the plant the soil will feed the plant and will do a much better job.

Many people feed their plants with various products and wonder why the plant is still not thriving,they never consider to look at the soil first and see if it is lacking in nutrients. Remenber feed the soil with good organic compost which will encourage earthworms and your plants will thrive.

Organic farmers know this,they don't need to use chemicals to get rid of weeds and pests healthy soils wont have pests and disease,just like humans when they are healthy the don't have illness

Healthy Soil=Healthy Plants =Healthy Food=Healthy People

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Compatible Vegetable Guide

Tomatoes: asparagus,parsley,broccoli,sweet basil.

Broadbeans: potatoes,beans,peas.

Carrots lettuce ,peas,leeks,chives.onions beans

Celery :chives,leeks,tomatoes,dwarfbeans

Cauliflower: Celery

Cabbage:beans celery beetroot onions potatoes

Beetroot:onions lettuce cabbage silverbeet.

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