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  • Subject: [Market-farming] Ruth Stout
  • Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:17:11 -0500

I would just like to thank whom ever it was that mentioned Ruth Stout on this
website a few years ago. I have finally found a couple of her books and was
not able to put them down! All this talk about hard soil made me think of
it. I have implemented her way of thinking into my large scale gardening and
I am so happy with the results. Granted, I still have a few years to go
until it is where I want it to be, but it will be well worth the wait! I also
do this for my 6000 sq. ft. garden. I have really noticed a difference out
there as it was not in the best shape a few years ago. Talk about hard soil!
She says it only takes 4 years to get good, loose compost soil made and then
it is nothing from then on! And each year after you first start, it improves
each season. I just build layers on top of layers where ever I have space to
grow things. And of course I throw all my house compost right on to the
garden and let it work it's magic. You don't see it after a few days anyway,
and this time a year, typically, the snow will cover it up! I just got done
making 5 new herb and flower beds around the milk house and house, and each
one has 6 layers on them so far. No soil, just wet newpapers on the bottom,
then layers of what ever you can get your hands on. Like wood shavings, peat
moss (lots of that is good), leaves, compost & a little bit of wood ash. I
add a layer of peat on top of each new layer I put down. I can't wait to see
how they look come spring time. They seem like they are a mile high now, but
I know they will settle down when they start doing their thing! Thanks again
to whom ever it was! I wish she was still around, she seems like she was one
cool chic!!

Courtney
Herb Thyme
Middlefield, Oh





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