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Re: Turning Black Thumbs Green

DON'T GIVE UP!!!!
Pat Munts
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy Szerlag" <szerlag@earthlink.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Cc: "Nancy Szerlag" <szerlag@earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Turning Black Thumbs Green


>
> On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Catriona Tudor Erler wrote:
>
>> Amend your soil (compost, manure).  And when you think it's rich
>> enough,
>> add more amendments.
>>    Catriona
>>
>>>
>>> Amend the soil with shredded leaves this fall and mulch with an
>>> additional six inches of leaves of the winter. Mother Nature in the
>>> form of soil critters
>
>>> ( microbes and worms) will do their thing and turn the leaves to
>>> compost - Garden magic. In spring there will be a layer of worm
>>> casting covering the soil. We take the top layer of leaves off,
>>> plant and then replace them.  The great news is the leaves are
>>> free, neighbors bag them up for you.
> Nancy Szerlag
>>>
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> Nancy Szerlag
> Columnist for Detroit News
> szerlag@earthlink.net
> Check blog at www.gardeneryardener.blogspot.com
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