tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post4369340348664431140..comments2024-03-18T20:01:00.534+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Importing Fertility into The gardenKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-81459990403984038842018-01-26T06:59:28.695+00:002018-01-26T06:59:28.695+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Damomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338318374623251832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-83446560942301904582017-06-30T05:07:43.262+01:002017-06-30T05:07:43.262+01:00Just plenty of compost, and occasional double digg...Just plenty of compost, and occasional double digging.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-3069371853949947132017-06-29T20:13:02.713+01:002017-06-29T20:13:02.713+01:00sea weed if you can get it is great, I use the bed...sea weed if you can get it is great, I use the bedding from poultry and goats and of course Alpaca poo, everything is composted, I also use a liquid feed that is left over from cleaning sheep fleece, I also have access to horse muck.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-83643301280458577992017-06-29T17:00:28.437+01:002017-06-29T17:00:28.437+01:00Like you I make lots of comfrey and nettle tea. I...Like you I make lots of comfrey and nettle tea. I compost all the garden and kitchen waste. I don't grow much in the winter so I the beds are emptied and the top 3 inches of soil removed, horse manure, chicken manure and any ready compost is spread on and topped with the soil. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-15062060044731280362017-06-29T09:12:26.427+01:002017-06-29T09:12:26.427+01:00Similar to you but on a much smaller scale. We use...Similar to you but on a much smaller scale. We use household compost and any small garden compost items into one black compost bin. After 6 months or so, it gets transferred into another bin and is shut down for another 6 months. Then it goes on our raised beds and in the fruit cage and fruit trees.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-19266863820263754952017-06-29T08:34:16.689+01:002017-06-29T08:34:16.689+01:00One of my pet topics Kev. Great video. I have very...One of my pet topics Kev. Great video. I have very sandy, free draining soil and the growing areas needs lots of organic matter. We have the Fen Blows around here where a strong wind creates a sand storm and the arable farmers lose a lot of their top soil. I'm mainly self sufficient in bulky organic matter: pig manure, sheep, chicken litter. I poo pick daily and add it all to the heap. Also any vegetative waste. I keep out anything to woody that won't rot down by the following spring. I use pelleted chicken manure as a pre-planting top dressing. I get great delight in seeing steam rise from the compost heaps and feeling the warmth.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.com