Comments on: Summer! http://urbanfarmschool.com/2008/06/23/summer/ Honoring the Past, Feeding the Future Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: urbanfarmschool http://urbanfarmschool.com/2008/06/23/summer/#comment-18 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:59:46 +0000 http://urbanfarmschool.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-18 New gardens and chicken coops to boot, fabulous!

patience, patience, patience with lawn to food conversions and i can not express the importance of compost enough.

start planning your layout now and utilize the late autumn and winter months to your advantage by using compost (6 inches with a suppression layer like carboard on top) where you want the new veggie beds or you can sheet mulch (alternating 6 inch layers of greens and browns with the suppression layer at the bottom). in the spring the soil will be friable and the nutrient base will already be established.

remember the adage when starting any garden, “first year sleep, second year creep, third year leap.” it is especially true for vegetable gardens!

]]> By: will http://urbanfarmschool.com/2008/06/23/summer/#comment-17 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:21:57 +0000 http://urbanfarmschool.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-17 Moving into a house in New West, our first! A garden and a 4 hen coop are in my plans. I will be checking in regularly.

Question: we will be converting lawn area to vegetable garden. what should we keep in mind for soil preparation?

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