I should have put this on a long time ago. Here is a site that is the home to High Brix Gardening.
It introduces what it is and why we should put emphasis on the makeup and content of the food we are growing. The higher the complexity of the plants/food, then the higher the nutrition, but other benefits include much better taste, more resilience to pest, disease and stressors including heat and drought.
For those who are interested, Sea90 is the sea mineral that I chose to start with. I am still figuring out which nitrogen/seaweed source to use for foliar feeding, although Chicken manure is currently in use around my yard. You can search on the internet for many other sites referring to High Brix gardening and/or Sea minerals for more on the subject.
NOTE: The City of Gilbert offers a free compost bin. Simply call the number, give them your address and they will drop off a compost bin. Through the miracle of nature, you put in your yard waste and kitchen scraps (no animal products) and ~6 months later you have free fertilizer/soil.
Out of simplicity, the easiest way to think of compost ingredients is half brown, half "green". If the bin starts to smell, then there isn't enough of one of them (probably the brown) and since we don't have an abundance of tree leaves or the like, then this is the only time I put grass in the bin -paper from the shredder is also a quick option (neither of which will compost on their own).
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