In the past, gardeners were able to obtain large quantities of animal manure and composting was not generally practised. But under present conditions such manures are no longer readily available. One of the finest substitutes is good compost. Go here:, flora12, Choosing House Plants
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Because gardening is an intensive cultivation, it is rarely possible to devote considerable areas for lengthy periods to the growing of cover crops to turn under. Cover cropping or green manuring is therefore less extensively practised by gardeners than b ... |
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| Green Manure -
In a large garden a good plan is to rest one seventh of the area devoted to vegetables and cut flowers every year, and to sow this seventh with a green manure or cover crop which can be dug or ploughed in at the end of the season. A more intensive program ... |
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| How to Make Compost -
For a good compost heap, the layers of refuse should be 6 to 8 in. thick and should be trodden down moderately firmly. If the material is very dry, water may be added before the activator is applied. If you have to use very tough material such as cabbage ... |
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Many things can go into the compost heap: the vines of peas and beans, fresh hedge clippings, pea-pods, tea-leaves and coffee-grounds, banana peel, fluff from the vacuum cleaner, straw, lawn mowings, fallen leaves, and even well-soaked newspapers. It is i ... |
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