Using a compost calculator, I estimate how much compost I’m adding to the garden, and begin to address the question “am I using too much compost and mulch?”
OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.
References:
1) “Decoding Gardening Advice” by Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard
2) The Myth of Soil Amendments, Part III “Healthy soil has high organic content” by Linda Chalker-Scott, Ph.D.: http://puyallup.wsu.edu/~linda%20chalker-scott/horticultural%20myths_files/Myths/Compost%20overdose.pdf
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