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Gardening

this bird has flown

(30 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 09:28 PM Dec 2011

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Hi, folks. I have a couple of questions [View all]

I am new at gardening and want to fertilize but do it naturally (organically). I have heard that coffee grounds are one possibility. Does anyone know if this applies to just the fresh ground or could you use freeze-dried crystals also? And what about egg shells? (I am looking to use stuff I already have to recycle and save money!)

Another question: I planted a few winter-friendly crops: carrots, beets, broccoli. I haven't been back to the site in a few weeks (it's a community plot) but the last time I went, everything seemed hardly to have grown at all! I believe I planted them around Sept. 1st. The packets said around 50 days so I expected them to be ready sometime in November. Any insight and/or tips?

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Hi, folks. I have a couple of questions [View all] this bird has flown Dec 2011 OP

Hi! here's a few thoughts and ideas.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #1

Starbucks puts used grounds out for customers to take home for gardening Kolesar Dec 2011 #2

Thanks both of you! this bird has flown Dec 2011 #3

Please ask anything. I (and I am sure others) will provide whatever info we can! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #4

I *do* use coffee grounds as the primary nitrogen source for my vegetable garden Kolesar Dec 2011 #8

What zone are you in? Nothing grows very well in frozen ground. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #5

A good starter place is to set up a worm bin XemaSab Dec 2011 #6

Thanks. I have thought of that... this bird has flown Dec 2011 #7

You can buy the worm castings w/out the worms. beac Dec 2011 #9

I started a worm bin like 3 months ago XemaSab Dec 2011 #12

I looked into doing a worm bin, but our house is so small that I couldn't carve out a place that beac Dec 2011 #13

Where do you live? As for coffe grounds and egg shells, compost them. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #10

This bird is 'stoned Kolesar Dec 2011 #11

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