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This weekend I put in over 200 transplants and at least half were not “productive” meaning they produce nothing edible. Yet every plant got a special mix including inoculation of the roots with mycorrhizal fungi. And the last 4 years of soil management were visible in a big way.

Today I will tell you so many things I have realized in the past 4 years so you too can grow tons of your own food even in a small backyard garden.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

• What several years of good soil management look like during spring planting
• The impact of biochar is just beginning
• The way I am now doing transplants
  • I make a mix of compost, Dr. Earth, kelp meal and biochar
    • Link for Dr. Earth
    • Link for Kelp Meal
    • Link for my Compost Course
  • Every transplant gets that mix in the hole
  • Every transplant gets a dusting of mycorrhizal fungi including support species
• What I did to terminate the winter cover and get ready to plant
  • Cover was knocked down with a crimping board and hoeing
  • It was that weed flamed
  • Then mulched over with aged wood chips
• What was evident when planting
  • I found worms with almost every hole I dug
  • The amount of left over organic matter was amazing
  • Macro arthropods were very active (spring tails, pill bugs, etc)
  • Digging was so easy it was easier to do with a hand then a trowel
• All tomato plants went in the same way but with three aspirin tablets
• My PVC drip system was awesome for watering in to avoid excessive stress
• This weekend was ideal due to a lot of cloud cover
• The Vevor Garden Bench was absolutely better then I imagined
• Flowers that went in as support and cover species included
  • Zinnia
  • Cosmos
  • Marigold
  • Sweet Alysem
  • Safflower
• Still to plant
  • Serpent gourds
  • Asian cukes
  • Giant Okra
• Plans for the back gardens that need a lot more improvement
  • Summer cover will include rows and strategic plantings of
    • Buckwheat
    • Cowpea
    • Sunflower
    • Sun hemp
    • Sudan grass
    • More flowers
• What is the big difference this year, it is an accumulation of
  • Cover crops
  • Bioreactor compost
  • Aged mulching
  • My PVC irrigation system
  • Biologics like Dr. Earth and mycorrhizal fungi
• Final thoughts – Treat a garden like it will be handed down to your grand children one day

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• Article Explaining the GrowNostr Initiative
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• TspAz.com
• TSPC on Discord
• TSPC Group on Telegram (group chat)
• TSPC Telegram Channel (just messages from me)
• Jack on MeWe
• Join Me on Odysee
• All My Recommend Bitcoin Tools and Resources
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