#composting soil

[pddparthi]

Fastest Composting Techniques for Efficient Waste Management

Composting is a natural process that converts organic materials into a nutrient-rich soil amendment through natural decomposition. It is an essential practice for gardeners and farmers who want to improve soil health and fertility. However, composting can take several months to a year to produce usable compost, which can be a challenge for those who need it quickly. Fortunately, there are…

[huariqueje]

Vegetable Patch II - Fiona Willis

British , b. 1953 -

Watercolour and ink , 24.5 x 32.4 cm.

[simplefoodsmallfarmz]

We have had 3 hard frosts and the veggies still pull through. It pays to save your seeds as seeds have a memory.

Booking tours now through mid April 2025.

[petula-xx]

International Compost Awareness week starts today!

Running from May 7-13 2023.  https://www.compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Home

Hooray for compost!!!!!!

[aurosoul]

this is Bathtub my pet beetle who I almost killed with a tiny pumpkin. (+1 like = 1 immortality point so this never happens again)

[soilthesimpletruth]

Two of my favorite plants for this time of year for the northern hemisphere. Goldenrod, the yellow one and the other plant that is orange and yellow is called Lantana. Both of them are tremendous pollinator plants that support butterflies, bees and birds. Goldenrod supports birds with its seeds in the winter and Lantana supports hummingbirds with its nectar June through November.

[tenth-sentence]

We'll look later at what has ensued over the last 100 years in particular, but suffice to say, what a keen gardener knows now, they also knew in the late 1800s – that compost is king, complexity seems to create resilience, and that a well-grown vegetable tastes of the soil in which it was grown.

"Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy" - Matthew Evans

[ahedderick]

The garden is done. The fruits are done, except for a few "winter persistent" ones like ground cherry, persimmon, or rose hip. Last year's compost pile has been spread out on top, here, and my husband is going to till it in. Most of the leaves have been blown either off the yard into the wild edges or onto the flower beds, to rest over winter and provide nutrients to the soil next year. The chickens are completely delighted that the garden fence is down and there is an ample supply of bare dirt for them to scratch. There are tons of worms in there, so they are full and happy!

I want to transplant a cherry bush from the edge of the forest while it's dormant. The one I transplanted at the end of last winter absolutely THRIVED in its new home by the strawberry beds. It put on way more new growth than I expected for a transplant. Since that went well, I'll transplant the second one, and they can hang out together. I also need to mark 'bare spots' in the asparagus bed, so I can plant just a few more plants next spring.Most of what I planted last spring survived. Most. It was an ok year, give or take a disappointing carrot yield.

Next year's growing season seems so far away. But there is plenty to keep me busy until it comes.

[ejglamos]

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[mellomadness]

I just fell down a rabbit hole about (legal) body disposal and part of me is so anxious wishing I could tell the FBI agent monitoring my internet searches that I’m just morbidly curious and I’m not planning on dying anytime soon (or planning anything ELSE, for that matter)

[plantanarchy]

The elation of getting and putting together my raised bed I bought this winter versus the mortifying ordeal of having to fill this whole thing in order to plant in it

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

WE GOT TURTLE BEANS AND LOVES LIES BLEEDING IN THE GARDEN FOLKS

[simplefoodsmallfarmz]

In the tradition.

When you operate a small farm, stuff happens and ya gotta stop and repair, replace or recycle what’s broken. It’s not always easy and it definitely is a time commitment, however, it still remains a blessing because during the downtime, lessons are learned.

What have you fixed recently?

[koifrog]

I’m approaching 27 which means that we are now in this unexpected period of life where we need to replace all of our “good enough for now” things that we got super cheap (or free from family) when we first started living on our own. I am realizing that it is VERY difficult to get rid of things, not just from an emotional attachment standpoint but also:

“Well it technically DOES still work even if it’s unpleasant and falling apart” (especially applicable to ugly/uncomfortable furniture)

“We don’t have to get rid of it, we can always repair it” (it is literally broken and falling apart)

“Wouldn’t it be Bad and Consumeristic to just throw something away that isn’t actually broken just because I want a new one?” (this one plagues me)

“Getting a New Thing would be way too expensive” (hasn’t even checked the price of a replacement, I absolutely can afford it but it would cost more than $50)

Even when I’ve fought through those arguments (which is very hard to do considering these are things I learned while growing up during the 2008 recession and struggling financially due to severe illness and death in the family when I was young) and come out the other side determined to actually replace something, a new issue arises. “How am I going to get rid of the old thing?”

“I can’t donate this because it’s broken or stained”

“I want to sell this but this requires a lot of energy that I don’t have (photographing the item, pricing the item, posting an ad for the item, sorting through offers for the item, arranging pickup for the item, possibly even shipping the item)”

“I want to throw this away but it’s too large to put in the garbage so it must go on the curb and I don’t know the protocol for that”

“I want to throw this away but it’s too large to put in the garbage and too broken to give away so it must go to the dump and I don’t have a vehicle I can use to take this there so I will need to reach out to family for help”

“I want to throw this away but I’m not sure how to do so in an Environmentally Friendly way”

This sort of situation is a nightmare for my mentally ill mind, and it results in me simply giving up and putting up with keeping the shitty item I know I want to replace and repeating the same excuses to myself to justify it enough that I don’t break down in frustrated tears every time I look at the thing I’ve been wanting to get rid of for months.

I’m sick of it though. I am tired of having to put up with being stuck with something I don’t like just because it’s not “bad enough” to justify going through the stress of removing from my life. I am tired of living with these things that I want to get rid of taking up the space I want to give to something new that I do love that I picked out myself on purpose. I am tired of my own happiness not being a good enough reason to justify doing something difficult or inconvenient. I am approaching 30. I don’t want to live the next decade of my life like I’ve lived the first two, just dealing with what’s been given to me and not saying no, incapable of removing things I don’t like to make space for things I do.

[farmerstrend]

1,300 Kenyan Farmers Graduate After Four Years of First-of-its-Kind Sustainable Agroforestry and Climate Action Training Program

Discover how over 1,300 farmers in Homa Bay, Kenya, are transforming their livelihoods and restoring the environment through Trees for the Future’s Forest Garden Program, a sustainable agroforestry initiative. Learn how agroforestry techniques like composting, crop rotation, and tree planting are empowering farmers in Kenya to combat climate change, increase food security, and boost…