Is it possible to grow corn both sustainably and organically?
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at
12:00 am
looseygoosey asked:
If so, what are some methods? Such as in backyard gardening and I want to make a small corn garden, both sustainable and organic. Any ideas on natural, organic fertilizers/pesticides if any? Also.. how could I conserve water, such as rain to water my garden with?
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You would want to amend the soil heavily with compost. Ask your neighbors if they have any that they don’t want. Amend at least 12″ deep. Grass clippings would be fantastic because they’re rich in phosphorus. Fallen leaves would be swell too. All kinds of poop would work in small amounts – good source of nitrogen. It would be best to compost this stuff for several months before adding it to the soil. You don’t want to just throw whole tree leaves in.
I don’t know of any ‘organic’ pesticides.
For the water, if your home has gutters you might look into trapping the water that comes down the gutter. Set a barrel next to the gutter and buy a plastic tube to run from the bottom of the gutter into the barrel. Get a lid for the barrel to prevent evaporation. Then use that water when it hasn’t rained in a week or more. You could also cut your downspouts higher so that you could set those barrels right underneath them and not mess with a tube. This assumes that you’re going to collect water from every rain. You might also leave the garden area at a lower grade than the surrounding terrain which will collect runoff.
Good luck
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hello!!!
yes, of course you can!!!
look:
that is for companion gardening and will help you get rid of some pests by planting other plants along with your corn.
this is some organic plant food
This is for organic pesticides…
hope it is useful..i didnt write anything because i am almost leaving the office…look at them they are totally self explanatory!!!
regards,
backyard organic gardening
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