March in the Vegie Patch, Storing Apples + Greencropping

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phacelia and marigold greencrop

My favourite way to nurture my soil is with homemade compost made mostly with garden waste + greencropping. Put your faith in plants, they know what plants need. Steady growth and not many problems show you you’ve nailed it.

Greencropping is a brilliant way to nourish your soils. A diversity of greencrops = a diversity of roots. A diversity of roots = a diversity of soil life. A diversity of soil life takes care of everything (yes everything!) that plants need to be strong and well: nutrient exchange, immunity, protection from disease, moderating ph and loads of other cool things that we try to sort, but bungle.

Leave it to the plants, my friends. Keep it simple!

Yours in the earth
❤️ Kath