Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Compost Tea



We have had so much rain, we don’t remember how long the compost has been in our wheel barrel waiting to be used.  The good news: We have a wheel barrow full of compost tea. (We weren't intentionally making it.)


What is compost tea?
It is a liquid fertilizer that is simple to make. 

How To Make Compost Tea:
Ingredients: compost and rainwater and a container to hold it all (wheel barrow)
Wheel Barrow Compost Tea

Put compost in the wheel barrow. 
Let rain collect in the wheel barrow. 
Allow the mixture to marinate.
Collect the water by being eco-friendly and reuse milk and juice jugs.  
Water your plants like normal using the compost tea.

FYI
Searching on the web, you will find many different ways to make compost tea.  Some articles we have read advise to use the compost tea right away or within a few hours.  We have used ours several days later and have not had any adverse reactions.

Take note of your plants health.  
Please send us feedback letting us know how the Compost Tea worked for your plants.
We’d love to hear from you!

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Checklist

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Herb Garden Mistakes

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Compost

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Harvesting

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Container Garden

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Rain Barrels

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Garden Container Ideas

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DIY Soil Testing

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Disease Prevention for your Garden

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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Garden Spiral

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Raised Garden Beds

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Vegetable Garden

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Vegetable Growing Guide

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More Vegetable Garden

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Basil Oil Recipe



Basil Oil Recipe

For those of you who like to drink wine, here is a recipe for French bread dipping oil using fresh basil from your garden:

You’ll need:
Oil Dispenser (I bought our oil dispensers at Dollar Tree.)
A good Olive Oil
Freshly Ground Black Pepper to your liking
Fresh Basil Leaves
A pinch of Sea Salt 

Homemade Basil Oil


Add the freshly ground black pepper, sea salt, basil leaves and olive oil into the dispenser.
Refrigerate for approximately a week allowing everything to infuse.
Pour into a ramekin and enjoy.