Organic Landscaping Takes Time

"Last week I reported my gleanings from an MSU seminar for organic farmers. I described how organic farmers can now produce a greater volume of crop and thus earn more money than farmers can using the latest conventional farming systems. The key for the organic farmer is to plant a cover crop on their fields every fall and every four years add a layer of compost. So how do we replicate that system in the home landscape?

To reach the point in your home landscape where you are needing little or no fertilizer, little watering, have few weeds, and have the best looking yard in the neighborhood -- we have to do three things few of us are now doing."

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