needlesandpins
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I have a pure organic garden here in the UK. I grow all sorts of stuff. At the moment I'm cropping chard and perpetual spinach, Thyme and sage. I have cabbages sown last Autumn and over wintered that should be ready soon. Peas just spouting, kohl Rabi that we love, lettuce, toms, Rhubarb, Raspberries (and they have to be one of the easiest plants to have with tons of fruit, along with our strawberries), I have trees; two different cherry, apple, pear, and a cherry plum. Last year I grew new potatoes in tubs, and they actually crop for much longer if you just carefully hand dig out what you need. I had two different types, three plants each, and cropped for at least three months solid. Carrots, beets, courgettes, butternut squash, pumpkins, onions, cucumbers, leeks, and loganberries This year I shall be adding more herbs, I add ground egg shells and coffee grounds on top of the soil, as well as tea leaves to keep slugs at bay. I also put all the lemon peels on top of the soil as it keeps the cats away :-) I use chicken manure pellets every time I plant sometime too. I have tons of birds visit for the slugs, although I fed them to my chickens when I had them. Sadly I lost my last one a few weeks ago. You can buy straw bales, wet them, stand them on their side, grow plants in them, and then afterwards turn the rest of the bale in to your other soil, or use it as a mulch to keep you soil warmer in the spring next year Also, check out what weeds you have growing. These will tell you what PH your soil is. Needles
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