My garden is doing good. Thank you for the mental health advice.
One of my tomato plants fucking died. I wish gardening took longer. I wish I could spend hours here in nature. But no money.
How do you cheaply add more to the garden?
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10 months ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
Use leaf mulch. If you dont have enough leaves in your yard collect people's bagged leaves in the fall. Greatly improves water retention and builds soil quality as it breaks down.
9 months ago1 point(+0/-0/+1Score on mirror)1 child
Manure is great, going to provide more nitrogen than just leaves alone. I dont mess with ash, people usually use it to raise the pH of acidic soil and I dont have to worry about that where I live.
What is always super beneficial though is charcoal, before it turns to ash. Charcoal is extremely porous on a microscopic level and provides a good home to beneficial bacteria. Just crush it up fine and mix it into the soil.
I didnt know charcoal was activated at a certain temperature, I thought it was by adding an acid like lemon juice. I probably wouldnt bother with that process unless I was using it to filter drinking water.
What is always super beneficial though is charcoal, before it turns to ash. Charcoal is extremely porous on a microscopic level and provides a good home to beneficial bacteria. Just crush it up fine and mix it into the soil.