>X-Originating-IP: [167.7.14.68] >From: "Michael Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Bcc: >Subject: Re: Soil building with plant matter compost(Collards) >Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:52:57 >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Dec 2001 13:52:58.0151 (UTC) >FILETIME=[4CE8A370:01C187CB] > >Please fwd: > >Dear Allan, > >And others of you southern growers that may relish good collards: > >I also appreciate Eliot Colemans' achievments and approach to >diseminating the teachings of growing wholesome food naturally. > >Years ago I aquired a garden tub after reading his ideas of using >aneorobic composting of oak leaves. Simply place the leaves in the >tub and cover with water. Later on then do a grape pressing dance >by compressing the leaves to help leaves break down. The contents >of this >process can be used in 2 ways. > >1. Strain off the liquid after sufficient breakdown, mix with water and > spray. >2. Or by placing the mass of leaves into beds around the root zones. > >If the second option is used, the bed created can be used by other >vegtables after the collars are over. Compost of manure origin can be >used, but it just doesn't produces the mass that the oak leaves do. Use >this method only if you desire to produce collards that exceed >conventional ones in both flavor and size. To keep the plants >producing >leaf, simply remove lower leaves as one would do for leaf lettuce >and your cabbage palms will begin to form. > >Thus far I have been able to extend the growing period of collards up to >2 years by using this method. > >In actuality, Coleman suggested using this on cabbages and not >specifically collards. > >Michael. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
