Comments on: 25 Essential Rules For Organic Gardening http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/ Organic Living, Gardening, Health and Environmental Issues Daily Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BillinDetroit http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-270 BillinDetroit Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:02:59 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/?p=124#comment-270 Finished / aged compost is nearly neutral and will draw any soil toward that point. I note that organic methods take somewhat longer to take effect, which simply calls for more thinking ahead. I STRONGLY endorse the idea of making your own compost and learning the many ways to use the finished product. There is no soil that compost can not improve ... but it is NOT a fertilizer. Finished / aged compost is nearly neutral and will draw any soil toward that point.

I note that organic methods take somewhat longer to take effect, which simply calls for more thinking ahead. I STRONGLY endorse the idea of making your own compost and learning the many ways to use the finished product. There is no soil that compost can not improve … but it is NOT a fertilizer.

]]> By: Mandy http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Mandy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:52:37 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/?p=124#comment-220 Hi Anna, To raise your alkaline and make your soil a bit sweeter try to add some compost. It works every time. Thanks for participating! Hi Anna,
To raise your alkaline and make your soil a bit sweeter try to add some compost. It works every time. Thanks for participating!

]]> By: Anna http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Anna Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/?p=124#comment-217 Mandy, great list. I actually added companion planting this year and to take heed which plants should not be planted together (such a dill and tomatoes). I am also growing more flowers in my garden to bring in more bees, etc. (Plus, the flowers are beautiful!) I am going to try you tea bag idea for my blueberries. Do you have a suggestion for an organic amend for acid loving plants? Anna www.green-talk.com Mandy, great list. I actually added companion planting this year and to take heed which plants should not be planted together (such a dill and tomatoes). I am also growing more flowers in my garden to bring in more bees, etc. (Plus, the flowers are beautiful!)

I am going to try you tea bag idea for my blueberries. Do you have a suggestion for an organic amend for acid loving plants? Anna http://www.green-talk.com

]]> By: Mandy http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Mandy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:00:36 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/?p=124#comment-216 Hi Nancy and Tim, Thanks for stopping by. Tea bags work great to raise the acidity in your soil, which is a problem I have here. Good luck with your gardens and I hope you will both stop by often. Hi Nancy and Tim,
Thanks for stopping by.
Tea bags work great to raise the acidity in your soil, which is a problem I have here.
Good luck with your gardens and I hope you will both stop by often.

]]> By: tim http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-214 tim Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:05:11 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/?p=124#comment-214 Very informative article. I really like the tea bag idea. I would have never thought about doing that. Very informative article. I really like the tea bag idea. I would have never thought about doing that.

]]> By: Nancy Bond http://www.gardenmandy.com/25-essential-rules-for-organic-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Nancy Bond Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:54:01 +0000 http://www.gardenmandy.com/?p=124#comment-210 What a terrific list! Thanks for this. And welcome to Blotanical. :) What a terrific list! Thanks for this. And welcome to Blotanical. :)

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