I love simple, cheap and appropriate ideas that make gardening easier and fun. At the first Seedy Sunday we showed three videos with this philosophy in mind.
My two previous attempts at worm farming had ended badly with the bins being overrun with nasties that killed off the worms. But I so love the simplicity and ease of this idea I’m going to give it another shot. This is a great way to get nutrients straight into your garden.
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If clover starts growing in your vege patch, I’ve been told it’s a sure sign of nitrogen deficiency. I’m picking that’s right given the space that used to be occupied by my under-achieving heavy-feeding brussels sprouts now has a lovely patch of clover, coming up through the pea straw. I’ll be adding lots more organic matter into this little spot before I plant anything else here. In the meantime, it just lies sleeping under it’s little blanket of mulch.
I’ve just added epsom salts to water (rate = 1 Tablespoon to 3 litres of water) and watered that area of the garden. Will I see results? I have no idea. Is this a conclusive, rigorously scientific test? Oh no. But I shall wait and watch and hopefully learn a little.