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Gardening

Canoe52

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3. Mel's great, been using his methods to veggie garden for years.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2018, 02:33 AM

May 2018

Don’t know if you are aware of it but if you are using a lot of wood in the bottom of the trench, as it decomposes, it will use up the nitrogen from the soil. So be sure to do what you can to add nitrogen back.

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A no till, 103 square foot, raised bed, Hugelkultur garden with worm towers. [View all] Kaleva May 2018 OP

May I ask the purpose of the "worm towers"? Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #1

You want to keep the soil aerated... mbusby May 2018 #2

Let me tell you a story. Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #4

Trying to do a couple of things as simply as I can. Kaleva May 2018 #5

Mel's great, been using his methods to veggie garden for years. Canoe52 May 2018 #3

Fertilizer Tea from plants, weeds, and grass is very high in nitrogen Kaleva May 2018 #6