Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Laura McKenzie" <laurabrownmckenzie@worldnet.att.net>]

Regarding compost tea....

   I am still building soil in most of my beds.  We have a dry branch 
running along two sides of our land.  At the bottom of our land the dry 
branch runs under the road and continues into a neighbor's pond. To keep 
debris from clogging his pond, our neighbor put a fence across the dry 
branch. We collect the debris, the composted leaves, and the silt that 
collects against this fence.  We mix this with our solid red clay and with 
compost and use the mixture in hugelkulture beds to build raised beds.  We 
also gather half rotten branches and logs for the hugelkulture beds as well 
as leaves.  We mulch heavily and use cover crops in paths and borders in 
order to cut them for green manure and mulch.

  Since my soil isn't great yet, my veggies now and then need help.  I have 
had excellent results with using compost teas.

  For our situation we use teas when needed and focus on building soil to 
prevent problems.

Laura
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