05-21-2008, 11:51 AM
Increased fertilizer cost? Time to quit chemical dependency and start composting. Separate out the good green stuff from the trash and make a wonderful organic soup to feed the plants. Maybe go back to the farming method from old England in the Middle Ages; divide the available garden space into four plots, plant three, leave one fallow, and rotate the crops for best production.
Don't know how well they grow in Hawaii, but my wife's dad (Midwest farmer) used to plant soybeans, harvest the crop and plough in the plants to increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil.
Also consider edible hedges, fruit trees and brambles for self sufficiency and to trade at a co-operative.
Don't know how well they grow in Hawaii, but my wife's dad (Midwest farmer) used to plant soybeans, harvest the crop and plough in the plants to increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil.
Also consider edible hedges, fruit trees and brambles for self sufficiency and to trade at a co-operative.