Gardening.

WALT-To say what is good in our garden and what isn't.

..Organic Sustainable Garden..

*Flowers and Bees.

Companion Planting

1. Frost/long lasting resistant.
2. Seasonal planting
3. Sturdy plants.

Marigolds are easy to grow and they help keep pests _________.

Lupins can attract the bees and sunflowers.

-No man made chemicals

Made soil

Fertiliser

Manure:

1. Sheep
2. Horse
3. Chicken

Feeding your garden:

1. Compost

..Composting..

1. Cardboard
2. News paper
3. Leaves
4. Food scraps

table scraps Nitrogen add with dry carbon items fruit & vegetable scraps Nitrogen add with dry carbon items eggshells neutral best when crushed leaves Carbon leaves break down faster when shredded grass clippings Nitrogen add in thin layers so they don't mat into clumps garden plants -- use disease-free plants only lawn & garden weeds Nitrogen only use weeds which have not gone to seed shrub prunings Carbon woody prunings are slow to break down straw or hay Carbon straw is best; hay (with seeds) is less ideal green comfrey leaves Nitrogen excellent compost 'activator' pine needles Carbon acidic; use in moderate amounts flowers, cuttings Nitrogen chop up any long woody stems seaweed and kelp Nitrogen apply in thin layers; good source for trace minerals wood ash Carbon only use ash from clean materials; sprinkle lightly chicken manure Nitrogen excellent compost 'activator' coffee grounds Nitrogen filters may also be included tea leaves Nitrogen loose or in bags newspaper Carbon avoid using glossy paper and colored inks shredded paper Carbon avoid using glossy paper and colored inks cardboard Carbon shred material to avoid matting corn cobs, stalks Carbon slow to decompose; best if chopped up dryer lint Carbon best if from natural fibers sawdust pellets Carbon high carbon levels; add in layers to avoid clumping wood chips / pellets Carbon high carbon levels; use sparingly

table scraps Nitrogen add with dry carbon items fruit & vegetable scraps Nitrogen add with dry carbon items eggshells neutral best when crushed leaves Carbon leaves break down faster when shredded grass clippings Nitrogen add in thin layers so they don't mat into clumps garden plants -- use disease-free plants only lawn & garden weeds Nitrogen only use weeds which have not gone to seed shrub prunings Carbon woody prunings are slow to break down straw or hay Carbon straw is best; hay (with seeds) is less ideal green comfrey leaves Nitrogen excellent compost 'activator' pine needles Carbon acidic; use in moderate amounts flowers, cuttings Nitrogen chop up any long woody stems seaweed and kelp Nitrogen apply in thin layers; good source for trace minerals wood ash Carbon only use ash from clean materials; sprinkle lightly chicken manure Nitrogen excellent compost 'activator' coffee grounds Nitrogen filters may also be included tea leaves Nitrogen loose or in bags newspaper Carbon avoid using glossy paper and colored inks shredded paper Carbon avoid using glossy paper and colored inks cardboard Carbon shred material to avoid matting corn cobs, stalks Carbon slow to decompose; best if chopped up dryer lint Carbon best if from natural fibers sawdust pellets Carbon high carbon levels; add in layers to avoid clumping wood chips / pellets Carbon high carbon levels; use sparingly

NO!!!

1. Meat
2. Cheese.