"Penelope Periwinkle" wrote

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:38:03 -0400, Bill

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How to do it becomes the issue. Cover crops, manures, anything once
alive. I favor wood chips as I get them delivered for free. Then there
are the trips about to barber shops to take the waste hair. Making
friends with the local high cafeteria folks to take the garbage.
Keeping those teaming microbes alive and well so we can eat off the top
of the chain.

Maria has already described the steps she takes to incorporate compost
and yard clippings into her garden.

I use horse manure, although I
have no one to deliver it, and must find the time to go and load lots
of buckets and trash cans, as many as I can fit into my car.

ahh, the beauty of driving an old clunker

Both of us still find a need for store bought products
once in a while.

You and your significant other ???

I don't use cover crops or green manures because I find the horse
manure already raises the nitrogen in the soil higher than makes me
happy. I can't get yard litter from the city compost pile anymore, it
proved to be such a popular item that the city charges for it, even
for a few grocery bagfuls. Well, I shouldn't say "can't", I could, but
I refuse to pay what they're charging for a product of marginal
quality.

As to begging for...um...materials from cafeteria employees, high or
cold sober, for me it's mostly a time issue. Bully for you that you
have the luxury of time to do things like that. I don't right now.

Why do you insert your life / lifestyle over that of the thread originator?
She said she was retired. I would think the purpose of this thread is to
discuss all options / alternatives. After all, we landed on greensand as a
better substitute to her original query on Ironite.

I would like you to explain the difference to the bacteria, fungi, and
the like between store bought organic products and...uh...materials
you sponged off someone for free?

It's no contest with red worms, they prefer garbage any day. Perhaps you're
foolish enough to feed them store bought produce?


Steve Young