Your Questions About Gardening

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Good day. If there is a lawn, first pull out the weeds. Then mow the lawn. We would not want to scatter weed seeds when we mow the lawn. Then work on the bushes. Trim if necessary. Of course fertilize. Since Nanna will be coming in soon, I suggest if you can spray the lawn with foliar fertilizer so the effect is immediate and you don’t have the risk of burning the grass. You may fertilize the shrubs and hedges with commercial fertilizer mixed into the soil as you till or if this is too much, you may just spray the plants with foliar fertilizer. Fertilize in the morning. Water in the morning and afternoon nod mid- day

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Organic fertilizer, compost, mulch and of course, no pesticides.

When it comes to making some dirt properly for a vegetable bed, start by mixing 2 parts steer or horse manure, 1 part peat moss, 1 part sifted dirt from your yard or 1 part topsoil and 1/2 part perlite. I prefer to mix mine in a wheelbarrow, but hell, you can mix it directly in a vegetable or flower bed. Just be sure to till the soil a bit at the bottom of your bed before mixing in your prepared soil.

Also when planting either plants, flowers, vegetables, etc… Make a mixture of 1 – 2 tablespoons of fish emulsion (it comes in a 1 gallon jug) and 1 – 2 tablespoons of seaweed emulsion (it comes in a quart up to a 1 gal jug) with about a gallon or two of water in a watering can. Just water your plants or vegetables like you normally would at least once every 2 to 3 weeks. This will help to produce bigger yields and helps to promote stronger root growth.

Next when it comes to your flower beds or the bare soil around trees and somewhat later on when your vegetables begin to be more established, if it is possible, try using cedar bark as mulch. The finer the better. This helps alot with water retention in the soil, but cedar also helps as a natural pesticide that has no chemicals. And after a while the cedar bark will breakdown and become compost.

Next is composting. Dirt, organic matter, water aerating the compost regularly and watering. I prefer to compost in the ground as opposed to using a bin, or anything else. I dug two 4ft wide by 3 ft deep holes in my back yard, almost side by side. This allows me to have a constant supply of compost year in and year out. Plan on it taking anywhere from several months up to 18 months to make compost. You can add grass clippings, clean paper, apple cores, orange peels, etc… Just whatever you do, dont add anything that has come in contact with any meat products, or fish. As this will attract animals. I like to add a cheap bag of steer manure to the mix which helps with the breakdown of material….

Hit me up if you need any more advice….

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