
Make Your Garden Grow
My mid-summer veggies are prospering this week! My friends as well as colleagues are constantly asking me what my secret is. There are numerous things I can inform you, yet in my experience there are 4 things you definitely need to do to produce a successful yard.
1. Great soil. I make my own organic topsoil from garden compost, shredded fallen leaves, yard clippings, straw and barnyard manure. This 0rganic blend feeds the organisms in the soil and keeps them active - making a naturally healthy and balanced soil.
2. Make a plan. Place like veggies with each other in very carefully outlined out rows or raised beds. I like my elevated yard beds that were made from scrap timber from an old fence we took apart. (I securely count on recycling and also re-purposing things in the lawn - abs...