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Comfrey Makes a High Potash Garden Fertilizer
Great article from the-organic-gardener.com regarding Comfrey. The Hack: make a concentrated liquid containing all of the big 3 nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, in substantial amounts. NPK= 8 : 2.6 : 20.5 %. “…Place the plant’s leaves into a large container, preferably one with a tap or hole at the bottom, and a tight lid at the top to exclude water and… »
Your Plants Have Pica – Give ‘em Some Calcium!
Here’s a recipe I found and an interesting article, just don’t know how long to roast ‘em for: 1. Roast/toast eggshells. 2. Soak roasted eggshells in equal volume of vinegar for two weeks until the vinegar dissolves the eggshells. 3. Dilute 1:20 parts water and spray on plants or water into plants. 4. Note below… »
No Tomatoes, No Peppers? Too Much Nitrogen
Tomatoes and peppers are very sensitive to the amount of nitrogen you give them, where many other plants are not. The Hack: Low nitrogen fertilizers or mulches until the first fruits are the size of golf balls (they’re recommending a 6-24-24 (N-P-K)), then switching to a higher nitrogen content such as 15-15-15 or 20-20-20 when… »
Time saving
"Your Food4Wealth garden is basically a natural habitat that is made up of edible plants, and you can create one more easily than you realize. As a matter of fact, it's far easier than creating a traditional vegetable garden. You won't have to dig, and you won't have to heave heavy loads. It will only take a few hours and many of the materials you require can be gathered for free. ..."Read more...