Recent content by Agilityscots

Hi Steve, I've ordered 6 strawberry plants and I'm so glad to know there's something ahead of time I can use for slugs! Can you tell me if iron phosphate is considered organic? In other words, will it harm anything (the soil, animals who might eat it) that comes in contact with it? I don't use...

Thanks, Pat and KeyLimePie (love that username, by the way). I think I'm going to take it, and if it doesn't look well-rotted, I'm just going to heap it into the compost pile. I also like the suggestion of mulching over it with newspaper to kill the weed seeds! Amy

I have an opportunity to get some free composted horse manure. The question is, do I really need it? I have my chickens' litter in a compost pile, mixed with straw and lots of kitchen scraps...but it is mostly chicken litter. Would it help my garden to have a different variety of manure in my...

Thanks Pat. I guess I'll just do my best and hope I'll get something out of it. Amy

Pat, thanks so much for your response! I know it probably seems silly to you experienced gardeners, but newbies like me have no direction other than books. I have no point of reference and no experience, so I'm stuck learning from books for my first vegetable garden...and like Carri said, I'll...

Hi everyone, This is the first time I've been here from BYC...very nice!! This is my first year doing a vegetable garden, and I'd been all set to do Square Foot Gardening until two things happened: my expert gardener brother-in-law talked me out of the method for multiple reasons, and the...