Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Pacifica Gardens Day 3 cont.

Time spent: 4 hours

Action: continue weeding soil beds

Next action: plant spring vegetables and fruits in rehabilitated soil using organic methods

How Am I doing: Throughout the weeding process, I was taught by Loretta, my mentor how to weed properly. We made sure that I weeded out the roots of the weeds and not just the plant with proper weeding techniques. After we weeded, we added organic nitrogen fixers and compost to the soil to help the soil begin its nitrogen fixing process. I learned that this nitrogen fixing process is a key component to organic farming because it restores the soil naturally without any man made resources or harmful side effects.

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