Today I did a spot of voluntary work in a Victorian Walled garden. I was weeding a raised bed. This had been filled with compost made from leaves and with some wood chip.
There was no hard clay and only a few larger soil lumps. It was amazingly light stuff. The bed was moist enough, and felt dryish - but that's after weeks with no rain.
Organic Compost - Good For Gardening Work
The big big advantage for me - the soil was so very light to work that the usually difficult perennial weeds pulled almost straight out.
So after hearing so many complaints about the quality of branded composts I must write again - make your own seed and potting compost from leaf mold, garden compost, comfrey leaves and the like.
Adding organic fertilizers like bone meal also works because these are not chemical salts and are kinder to seedlings.
And your own home-made leaf mold, garden compost and well-rotted manure will be the very best stuff to use in new raised beds or containers.
I'm currently re-writing pages on grass and lawns as a starting point before updating and clarifying pages on garden compost, mulch and leaf mold.
Visit the-organic-gardener.com to learn more and you see how it all comes together.
Happy organic gardening.
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