Our neighbor, Nick, is an actual farmer from Italy, and occasionally he shouts gardening tips over the chain link fence that divides our gardens. One day he launched a very heavy black plastic bag over the fence. He explained, in his thick Italian accent, that the secret to his prize tomato plants is chicken poop...and he thoughtfully saved us a big bag. How exciting...and scary...but we trust this man's wisdom, so we took his advice. Here are Nick's step-by-step instructions (translated from broken italian/english) for using chicken poop in your tomato garden... just don't ask us where to buy it.
Step 1: Dig holes at least 12" deep where you plan to plant your tomatoes.
Step 2: Open bag of chicken poop. Here is the kind Nick uses.
Step 3: Add a few shovels to each hole. Cover up with dirt and mark the spots for later planting.
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Step 2: Open bag of chicken poop. Here is the kind Nick uses.
We will keep you updated. If this raises any alarm, please post a comment.
1 comment:
Interesting! Nick, can really grow those veggies. It doesn't look like his garden actually gets that much sun.
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