A garden is only as good as the ground that it's planted in. Discussion forum for the many ways to improve the soil where we plant our gardens.
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Tomatovillian™
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Dynamic Accumulators of Nutrients for Composting
I found this great resource when looking for plants that helps to build the soil.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...=sharing#gid=0 Here is a 'less scientific' list, with no numbers: http://oregonbd.org/Class/accum.htm Chickweed, Lambsquarter, horsetail, stinging nettle, and dandelion are gold mines! Unfortunately we do not have lambsquarter any more Tatiana
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By the way, the spreadsheet (the first link) has many other tabs that are all very informative and useful.
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Thanks Tania. YOU are the gold mine!
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Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture |
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Fascinating. Thanks for posting.
Too bad it does not include kudzu. |
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Wow! Thanks Tania!
I guess I shouldn't be sending my dandelions to the city compost facility! Trouble is that they usually have seeds on them by the time I get around to pulling them up! Gotta put some horsetail in my composter too! Linda |
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I am sure people passing by thought I was a little odd or worse when they saw me pulling it and storing in the back of my country cadillac(pickingup truck) but, I did see where it was used by a famous giant tomato grower as part of his tomato feeding program. jon |
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They are also awesome food for your chickens.
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Re horsetail - we collect it in buckets, and add water and let it brew there for a while, until it turns into a nice bubbly stinky mess. Makes it a great fertilizer!
Same works for chickweed. Brewing chickweed in water helps to kill the seeds, so it does not spread like crazy in your veggie beds. Adding it to compost may not kill the seeds (unless your compost pile heats very well)
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Hi Tania,
I know I have to make more use of the horsetail. I was thinking of brewing a tea and spraying my tomatoes with it as a preventative. Letting it sit in a bucket of water sounds like an easier way to do it! I could ship you a truckload of Dandelions in the spring or would you prefer some seeds? Linda. |
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Linda, LOL.
I think I will start asking neighbours to bring me their dandelions Here they are starting to come up again and blooming, second time.
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