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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

soil preparation

Potato Harvest

April 28, 2009 by Darren

Back in late January, I planted potatoes across the front of our yard. We had recently built the terraced garden beds and filled them with dirt (clay lumps) and stable sweepings. Potatoes are a great way to break up lumpy dirt, rot down manures, and generally improve the soil. Last Friday, Megan and I dug … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: garden beds, potato harvest, potato plants, potato storage, potatoes, soil preparation

Green Manure Crops

February 15, 2009 by Darren

A green manure crop is really just anything you grow for a short while and then slash or dig into your soil before it gets a chance to set seed or fruit. Why would you do that? Lots of reasons! It helps by: – increasing organic matter in your soil (increasing nutrient content, aeration and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: green manure, organic gardening, preparing gardens, soil preparation, vegetable garden, winter gardens

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