Yesterday, I just about beat the downpour to rake some goodness over my raised beds. This year is a first for me – I have always used farmyard manure to replenish my soil. I don’t know if this is tradition, but it’s just a routine I’ve always followed. End of the season, dig over, fill …
A Soil Improver Change for 2014: Seaweed and Kitchen Compost Read More »
To grow healthy, bountiful fruit and veg, we are reliant on the soil. Feeding the soil to create a rich base for our plants is arguably the most important thing a veg grower does all year. Generally, this is done annually during the Autumn and involves adding bulky organic matter to our beds. The organic …
Different Types of Organic Matter to Replenish Your Soil Read More »
Barrowfulls of Seaweed to Use as Manure. At this point I should apologise to my mum for claiming I went out bagging up seaweed in a previous post. She pulled me up on this. ‘See, you’ve been getting seaweed?’ she said with a knowing smile. Although it was my idea, I didn’t get the seaweed. …
