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Muffet
Farmgirl at Heart
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Brittany
Boise
ID
USA
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 Posted - Jun 13 2011 : 3:13:58 PM
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Hello!
My husband and I (Idahoans) travel constantly for his job and we find ourselves in S.W. high-desert between the Mojave and Death Valley for a while this time. It's not so bad! But the tiny yard of our rental is grim-so yesterday we got some parsley, mint and spicy basil but the real gems are the 2 Star Jasmine plants! The soil is very dry and sandy and its been years since I had time to have a small garden. I have no experience with "plant food" or "soil fertilizers", just dirt and water. I'm not sure if I want to plant or just upgrade the containers instead but I don't want to torture any planty-souls- so whats good advice?
Thanks!
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2011 : 5:58:54 PM
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find a neighbor with horses or other livestock and start mixing dry manure into the soil, it will help maintain moisture, and give the plants nutriants...use straw as mulch, layer it thick, and tomatos, peppers, beans, squash, beets, turnips, okra and peas love it...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Jun 14 2011 : 2:21:35 PM
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If you can't find someone to get horse manure from, dry poops from any vegetarian animal will do. Llamas, sheep, etc.
Some people raise rabbits for fertilizer alone, so you may look around for someone with bunnies too.
It has to be "cooked" by age and time, or it will burn your plants.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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