Leonie's Top Tips For Successful Veggie Gardens...
- Make your own compost it will bring so much life to your garden
- Add worm castings
- Add Zeolite & Rock minerals
- Finish with organic hay mulch approximately 7cm thick
- Plant plants that relate to our climate eg: in summer we should be planting sub-tropical or tropical plants
- Foliage spray of seaweed & fish emulsion onto the plants
- Deep water every couple of days late in the afternoon
- Plant green manure crops in between harvests
- Don't keep planting the same family in succession, you'll attract pests
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