SSSHHHHH.....we will let you into a secret...ever wonder why the Diggers grow such fantastic vegetables ??
It's all because of how we look after our soil!
We are about to prepare the raised beds for the winter by adding bags of sheep manure, our own made compost AND two trailer loads of wonderful seaweed.
This will replenish the nutrients taken out of the soil from the veggies and provide the beds with a warm coat for the winter. The worms will stay lovely and cozy and the cold rains will not leech out the nutrients from the soil below.
Seaweed has been used as a soil improver for centuries. It contains several useful plant nutrients, including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate and magnesium.
The seaweed is in a pile at the moment...the rains are washing away the seasalt...next week will be busy adding it to the beds...watch this space!
It's all because of how we look after our soil!
We are about to prepare the raised beds for the winter by adding bags of sheep manure, our own made compost AND two trailer loads of wonderful seaweed.
This will replenish the nutrients taken out of the soil from the veggies and provide the beds with a warm coat for the winter. The worms will stay lovely and cozy and the cold rains will not leech out the nutrients from the soil below.
Seaweed has been used as a soil improver for centuries. It contains several useful plant nutrients, including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate and magnesium.
The seaweed is in a pile at the moment...the rains are washing away the seasalt...next week will be busy adding it to the beds...watch this space!