HomesteadingCalling all back-to-the-land mamas and papas! Do you revel in creating a self-sustaining home for your family? Or are you just starting out and looking to dish about the best ways to achieve sustainability? Come on in and share!
mulch to help plants survive the winter or mulch to enrich the soil?
not much here in the vegie bed to overwinter. All gets tilled under at the end of fall with a couple of inches of fairly well composted manure/hay. Will get re-tilled in the spring. Still hoping to move to till-free system but soil not ready for it yet.
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business free! just a stay at home mom/farmer
Plant some winter rye for a cover crop. That will put nutrients back into your soil.
Totally off topic, but MARINA!!!! I haven't seen you around in a while. I was just looking for your addy this last weekend because I hadn't seen you on the boards. How are you????
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Heather Mitchell
mom to 4
and another on the way... from Ethiopia!