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RE: How To Use PLANTS To Take Care Of Your Garden
Well, when we would have the ground completely cover in clover essentially. Last year in year one with really compact soil we had crazy flies and gnats. But none this year really but we didnt have a thick ground cover like last year.
i'm amazed you get those ladies to thrive in that compact nevada soil!!! blown away you've got them in the ground and not containers. soooo cool! a testament...to the ferment teas, cover crops... and build a soil...amendments. i grow in a hybrid way like you. i dump alfalfa meal...shrimp meal...and other goodies...all around my food forest. i just pull back the chips...and dump little deposits of goodies. pretty sure james...just uses chips...and let's the balance occur over time. check this video out:
those gnats...and other critters come in...to perhaps... take care of some imbalance...in the ecosystem..in your backyard as a whole. maybe because...it's the main green to eat...and decompose...other than the canny ladies? i don't know....but i feel the more chips you add will help big time in slowly bringing in worms...and de compacting that hard soil of LV. ph balanced! i have little patches of clover all around the forest...but immense amount of chips too. critters come and go...in so many waves lol. if i had your backyard...i'd cover the whole damn yard...from wall to wall..with chips lol...and still use all your amendments...and sprays. hybrid food forestry. cheers bros...it's just fun....throwin darts with ya'll!
i just love what you're doing there in NV. bro. it's would be sweet to get the build a soil dude...on steemit! ;)
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yessssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so hardcore!!!!!!
so did the clover just grow UP...and create a nice dense mat of ground cover? one way..i've created a soil skin layer...while growing clover of other ground covers...is to lightly coat/shake straw...into the growing clover mat....and it grows. this slowly creates a bed of straw that the clover is growing ...through. this added layer...of protection from the sun...allows for more critters that eat gnats...to create a home. straw is just so bad ass...for short term soil/skin layers.
i use white dutch clover. not sure what one is in your mix. this variety grows much shorter stalks. makes nice thick mulch layer....meshed with that straw layer i described. not too tall like other clovers. gosh...bro..i looked like heaven in there. so much love in that grow! felt!
Oh we've put lots and lots of barley straw out here it is either taken by The Byrds or the soil eats it up. So far the wood chips have been the best solution so far but we still need to test our soils which should be interesting
yah...i feel ya on that. lol...those birds..love to use it for nesting. for sure bro...have a landscape company...or tree trimmer dump a truck load of chips... on your driveway...and just top coat all that goodness now. curious how your tests will look off in a corner of the yard...that has been covered with chips for awhile. love all you're doing bro....just thanks for sharing it!
lol...the soil or the birds eat it up.... ;) that's some hungry ALIVE soil bro!!!! watch out birds....it just may eat YOU!
Yeah the white Dutch clover is what we have been buying from https://buildasoil.com
sweet! that guy is so ON IT!!!!!
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wow man. just wow! wall to wall...compost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's one loved patch of las vegas ....earth...meadow!
Yeah but we went to Viragrow and got the biosolid compost...
However we've got really good amendments and soil for the three holes in our Greenhouse or former green house our potential to be a greenhouse again
geez...you're really growing just how i would be....if i was in your spot. bro...so inspiring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plug and and play...those three holes! i'll be back to upvote these comments in a few days. buying more steem on this dip.
for those reading this....that haven't heard of viragrow.