Above: Sad, empty Fabric Grow Bags, as I remove old grown, and retire the soil to a compost heap for the late fall and winter.
Late spring and early summer is the first of the fruits and vegetables, arriving. Lots of excitement as first meals from fresh vegetables happen. But not as amazing, this year.
Perhaps the past few years really lulled me into a false sense of accomplishment. This year's Drought has reduced my harvest to about one third of past years.
Below: The middle pot remains, alone, of the Potato Plantings
There are many schools of thought: 30 to 1 Brown to Green by weight. 50-50% mix, turn daily, turn weekly, turn, turn turn, for every season.... wait, that's different. Compost happens with any growing thing. Eventually. Period. If it grows, it will eventually turn back to soil.
It only remains to see HOW FAST something breaks down into good compost. For me, I take the soil from my containers, and put it into my compost pile, and mix with other green - Nitrogen (live plants, grass, etc) and brown - Carbon (dead leaves, dead sticks, shredded clean cardboard, etc) the magic happens over time. For me, late fall, into winter is the key to letting my soil rejuvenate, for use in the spring. I'll add that compost to the bottom third to half of each container in spring... and begin anew!
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