Blueberry Lane Farm TM
Frankford, De. 19945
(302) 238-7043
YOU CAN BE A PART!
Blueberry Lane Farm takes pride in saying were
* CERTIFIED NATURALLY-GROWN *
There is a lot behind the scenes that make the statement possible!
Gardeners all know compost is terrific stuff. But there's something even better than plain old compost, and that's compost tea. As the name implies, compost tea is made by steeping compost in water. It's used as either a foliar spray or a soil drench. Compost tea makes the benefits of compost go farther, when sprayed on the leaves, compost tea helps suppress foliar diseases, increases the amount of nutrients available to the plant, and speeds the breakdown of toxins. Using compost tea has even been shown to increase the nutritional quality and improve the flavor of fruits and vegetables!
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MAKING THE COMPOST -------
This is where
you come in :) . To make good compost tea, you
need actively managed, mature compost. For bacteria to dominate, our
compost is be made from a preponderance of green materials. You need a mix
of 25 percent high-nitrogen ingredients, 45 percent green ingredients, and
30 percent woody material.
High-nitrogen
materials include:
manure
and legumes, such as alfalfa, pea, clover, or bean plant residues, or
grass clippings from the first two or three cuttings in spring.
Green material
includes:
any green plant debris, kitchen scraps, and coffee grounds, which,
although brown in color, contain sugars and proteins that bacteria love
Woody material
includes:
wood chips,
sawdust, paper plates and towels, and shredded newspaper
WE'RE OFFERING FREE DUMPING! AT BLUEBERRY LANE FARM FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE ITEMS!
- NO TRASH PLEASE -
*All
compost made here at Blueberry Lane Farm & Market*