Yesterday, we were short on groceries; but not to worry! I went to the garden and dug up a load of potatoes. Mind you, I never planted potatoes, yet there they were. You see, we compost. And compost is one of the funnest ways of discovering the potential of your yard. It improves the soil dramatically, and has other, surprise, benefits.
Some people will tell you to invest in a compost barrel and fully degrade the organic matter before mulching it into your soil. That's one way of doing a nice, neat garden. But for the messy gardener, direct composting has its advantages. One of them is that it is far less work and far less cost. Another is that the things you compost tend to be the things your family likes to eat, and some of them will grow! We move our compost area periodically from one end of our front garden/planter (it's about 8x3), and we discover new foods growing where the previous pile was. Onions can grow out of the ends that you throw away. Potatoes can grow from the eyes you toss. It's very little work, and free food. And who doesn't like free?
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About Me
- Christina Martin
- Still a newlywed after six years of marriage, I'm also a very full time mother -- with eight kids (after combining households). I'm an aspiring writer who isn't currently very active in working toward a career.
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