Today I just found out about something called "soilization", which is basically about burying organic matter deep in the soil as opposed to surface fertilization. You can read about it here http://skurupsborren.se/March-1.pdf on pages 23-25.
I found it very interesting and it seems to give great results. I am curious about what you others think about it.
I'm just about to start growing some vegetables myself so that's why I'm researching about ways to do it. Any advice for that is also appreciated :P
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I could not find the article in your link but I would wonder how quickly the compost would break down under ground, it seems it would be very slow. I have tried just throwing my compost in the garden under pieces of card board and wood in between rows as I was advised to do and it took a long time for the compost to break down, like a year or more. Whereas a compost pile that gets warm and is mixed with leaves and grass clippings, or you can buy pine pellets from feed stores, will get you more nutrients for you garden much faster.
ok found it! interesting! maybe it works! I definitely agree with the peeing method, I have not tried it but my Mum has friends that keep a tub with soil on the back porch and they all pee in it and then put it in the garden once a week. all their neighbors wonder why their garden is so superior to theirs, lol!
Haha yeah. I'm gonna try the peeing thing if my parents allow. The tub with soil seems like a good way to do it!
do let us know how it goes!
I think re-mineralization is the way to go along with composting, and the no til method is what I'm doing this year, putting 6 inches of hay over everything which breaks down quickly to fertilize the soil, also cuts down on weeds and eliminates the need to water! Ruth Stout has books on it. And I remineralize as well, I'd say my lettuce easily has ten time the amount of minerals in it than any store bought or farmers' market bought organic lettuces.
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