Simple, Organic and Sustainable
Comfrey is a common perennial herb native to Europe that grows in damp areas such as river banks. Commonly comfrey is cultivated for two uses. Comfrey is often used in organic gardening as a fertilizer and mineral accumulator. I was first introduced to comfrey when a viewer gave me a plant. Comfrey is simple to…
Earth worms generally move less then 5 meters of 16 feet in the soil a year. The local population of worms is extremely important in the soil food web. Increasing the population of worms will help keep the nutrient cycle turning in your garden helping with the soil health and as a result increasing plant…
As your crops come out its time to think of how to continue to improve your soil. If you don’t have the average 6-8 weeks for green manure or cover crops to effectively work it may be worth thinking about mulching now while there is still warm weather and biological activity. This will set you…