Soil Building With Woody Mulch

COMMENTARY

• Finding woody mulch
  • Chip Drop is a source for lots of free woody mulch
  • Listen for a chipper mulcher in your area and ask for some mulch
• Woody mulch reduces dust and provides weed control
• Lush backyards, gardens and trees benefit from mulch

Garden Startin’

COMMENTARY

• Starting an in ground garden building soil over time
• Raised bed gardens with lots of healthy planting soil is a good ‘jump starter’
• Avoid cheap planting mix with topsoil or sand
• Healthy planting mix to purchase or make yourself
  • Compost
  • Cococoir
  • Perlite or Vermiculite
  • Aged manure
  • Worm castings
• What not to use in your garden
  • Steer or horse manure
  • Straw or alfalfa
• Why no need for tilling once the garden is established

RESOURCES

• Tanks Green Stuff
• Arizona Worm Farm

Healthy Soil Hacks

COMMENTARY

• Weeds are pioneer species!
  • Discussion of non evasive weeds that are beneficial diggers
  • Weed cutting technique leaving roots in ground for compost and aeration
• Farmer Greg describes his weed wall keeping weeds, bermuda and nut grass at bay
• Sheet mulch gardening technique with layers of leaves and manure

RESOURCES

• Desert Planting Calendar
• Healthy Soil Hacked