I erred completely in saying I added WOW to my garden beds. Abject apologies, I Don't know where my mind was at at the moment. I should have said I just added N-Lite 2-6-6 and CALCIUM from powdered eggshells I had saved all Winter.
I use WOW only in my perennial beds where I don't plant new seeds.
I am going to add 2" of pure Leaf-Gro compost this month, fork it lightly into the soil, add worms, and cover the beds with perforated brown paper to allow rainfall through to encourage but protect worm activity.
And RickM, I may have to revert to composting myself because I KNOW my yard is organic and I don't know for sure about the commercial products. But Rick, why would you ever have leaves hauled away? I just mow mine several times and they disappear into the lawn and woods. The trees depend on reusing their leaves each Summer. That's their natural nutrient cycle! I suspect most trees die too young from using up the soil nutrients that they lose from removed leaves.
I will be covering the paths between the beds with solid brown paper to supress weeds and possibly disturb insect pests.
I would grow cover crop on the framed beds, but I've tried that before and quite frankly, it is too hard to get the darn stuff OUT! Or am I looking at how to use that wrong? It is good if you are growing corn or tomatoes, but difficult for small crops like carrots. I do square foot gardening where crops are ll mixed together.
