The next few months are a really good time to think about putting the nutrients back into soil that have been used up over the past growing season.
The traditional way of doing this is by incorporating manure or compost. Use about half a wheel barrow per square metre and dig in. The worm activity over the winter will help to pull it in deeper. If using manure then make sure it’s not too fresh – apart from the smell, fresh manure releases ammonia which will damage or kill plants. Make sure that any you use has been left to rot down for at least 6 months. Compost can take many forms, mushroom, leaf mould, your own garden compost or why not see if your local council can bulk supply. Often available from your local recycling centre reports vary about the quality. Council compost ‘heaps’ frequently get much hotter than domestic compost so are more likely to kill off any ‘nasties’ than your own cooler garden bin but we have had reports that its often full of plastic and twigs – so best to check it out before you order bags and bags of the stuff!
However if you don’t fancy all that digging in then Green Manure may be the crop for you. Fulfilling a number of purposes green manure covers a range of crops from clover and mustard to ryes, peas and beans all of which are specially grown to put nutrients back into the soil, but will also act as cover crops, preventing soil erosion and run off during heavy rain and also stopping weeds from taking hold. Don’t forget to visit the Gardening Soopa Store before ordering anything.
Nitrogen is fixed into the plants roots which then is released into the soil when the crop is dug in & decomposes. It’s extremely easy to grow – simply rake over the soil to loosen the top and scatter the seed and rake again. Make sure it’s well watered in. You can use at any time that you have an empty space for at least 6 weeks but are normally sown in autumn after you have lifted your vegetables. Watch carefully as it needs to dug in before it starts to set seed. Depending on weather conditions this may not be until early spring but if the weather is very mild then you may have to do it a lot sooner. Leave for at least 2 weeks before sowing a new crop. Don’t forget to visit the Gardening Soopa Store before ordering anything.
Another new and usual way of adding nutrients to the soil is to use ‘Rock Dust’. Made from volcanic rock, which is particularly high in minerals, the crushed rock is added to the soil and the natural weathering process releases minerals and trace elements throughout the growing season. The use of rock dust is championed by Scottish couple Cameron and Moira Thomson who have used it to convert their six acres of infertile land into soils capable of producing cabbages the size of footballs, onions bigger than coconuts and gooseberries as big as plums. They also assert that their technique can also help the fight against climate change as the calcium and magnesium in the dust converts atmospheric carbon into carbonates. Don’t forget to visit the Gardening Soopa Store before ordering anything.
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It’s good to save. You know this, I know this and yet…so few of us do this. We recall our parents telling us as children that it’s good to save for a rainy day. Lately however we have been encouraged more and more by banks to borrow, whether it’s personal loans or credit cards with 0% APR offerings we have somehow forgotten to put a little of what we have aside. The end result is, as we have noticed world-wide, a disastrous state of affairs.
That said, now, more than ever, is a great time to start saving. If you look at your current account, if you are lucky you’ll be earning something under 1% an average rate is about 0.10% that’s not much is it? however banks and building societies are keen to have your money, no matter how little and they are willing to offer good returns for it. Take the Nationwide for instance. If you open an E-Savings Plus account with them today you’ll earn an attractive 2% interest for the first year and you can make 3 withdrawals without it affecting the rate you earn. Whilst this might not seem like a lot when compared to 0.10% it’s a veritable fortune!
Another advantage of the E-Savings Plus account is that you need to open a Nationwide Flex Account to get it. Now, this doesn’t mean you have to switch banks, you merely need this account to withdraw money from the savings account. So no 3 days to wait for it to transfer between banks, your money is available instantly to withdraw from an ATM. What makes this so good is the fact that the Nationwide are currently the only financial institution that do not charge you a fee when you use your card abroad. Banks like NatWest and Barclays currently charge around 2.5% as a handling fee every time you use your card outside the UK.
So why not open an E-Savings Plus account today to save for next years holiday? Not only will you earn a decent rate of interest on your savings, come next year you’ll be able to spend it overseas without paying more on bank charges than you usually would? You know it makes sense and you know your parents would finally approve of you doing something sensible with your cash!
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