LARRY says:

June 8th, 2006 at 4:05 am

i’ve given up trying to find the proper spot for this tip, so: if any of you are interested in improving your soil, right now start throwing all of your vegi trimmings on your garden, all of your coffee grounds, tea bags and leaves,dead[brown] grass rakings, leaves, hay, etc. anything that isn’t a man-made or animal product except the egg shells– crush all of them and keep putting them around your tomato plants– really good for them. no weeds or anything with seeds in it, unless you like weeding. just dig all of this in every year along with peat moss, and watch the earth turn black. i’ve been doing this for many years, and now my soil is too black and gummy. i think i should have mixed in sand and more peat moss this year. as soon as all the seeds are up, cover the ground deeply with old grass, leaves, straw, etc. and you will never have to weed and only water about half as much. otherwise, rich earth will pack down and turn to concrete. not good for plants. and don’t ever walk on the dirt- put in stepping stones where you need them. i cut large tree rounds about 3 inches thick when i cut my firewood, and use those for steppers. just dig them in a little above ground level. simple, free, and they’ll last for years– i use white oak. if you want them to last even longer, soak both sides with a good water seal. makes them beautiful for a while, too. keep painting them if you like that look, but don’t slop any on the soil. i use those rounds everywhere people walk a lot. when they get too beat up, dry em out and throw em in the fireplace. oh- i know- compost piles. ok, if you don’t have enough to do, go for it, but this is a lot easier- same results over time, too. enuff- go grow sumpin already!

Jeanette Pulczinski says:

March 17th, 2007 at 3:58 pm

One trick I found other then planting carrot and tomatoes close to each other is, bean are leguems make nitrogen , corn needs lot of nitrogen, so rotating them two crops help each other, And works good to plant pole beans in the corn rows feed off each other and gives beans something to clime on.