*This is a re-post* If you were around last year, than you have already seen this, but for those of you who weren’t, hopefully you’ll appreciate my crappy gardening tip. It’s good, I tell ya. Very good!
It’s that time of year, when most of us have the great outdoors on our minds or as HGTV would say, “Adding some curb appeal” to our house. Before you start planting your flowers or garden, I have some crap I would like to share with you.
it will make your flowers grow & bloom like crazy!
are
you
ready?
It’s available at all your hardware (ACE) or flower nurseries.
The most I’ve ever paid was $5.99 a bag. Typically it is on sale this time of year for $3.99-4.99 a bag.
Trust me, this will do wonders for your flowers.
Yeah, I know. I am probably the only one in blog land that would blog about Composted Cow Manure, but it is my cheap organic little secret.
This post is proving that I am such my Mother’s daughter right now, it’s not even funny.
But if you could see my Mom’s flower garden, you would believe me in a heartbeat.
My Mom calls this stuff – GOLD!
Here’s a few beginnings & midways through Summer pics – or the best I could come up with when I got this crazy notion to blog about cow manure with you.
The one on the left – barely planted. Some are the smallest flowers available to buy – others are from a huge pot, that I separated after purchase. The one on the right – same planter just a few weeks later.
As we all know, buying flowers can be so expensive. I could spend a lot of money on flowers.
I try really hard not to.
I usually buy the smallest/cheapest annual flowers available or the best bang for my buck. Because I know I have the *crap* to help me out & make them grow in no time.
here’s another example of baby beginner plants on the left below
&
a few weeks later.
The one on the left looks like there is hardly anything in there. But trust me there is ~ and soon, they will grow to be like the one on the right.
It just takes small doses of cow manure to add to any baskets or in the ground.
I place a handful of the GOLD{cow manure} in the bottom of the hole so it will be right there when the roots of your plant hit the hole.
Then I place a smaller handful at the top of the dirt once your plant is planted.
I know all you peeps who are not familiar with the composted cow manure, have one question on your mind…
Does it stink?
The answer is: no.
I think it smells like earth or dirt. I don’t really mind the smell. I guess, I’m a big flower lover at heart & love them all around. This bag of crap will do it for you. It’s gold, I tell you!
The crap will be your secret bff. And I know, you’ll thank me later.
😉
To see the rest of the original post where I talk about dividing plants click here.
Nothing wrong with a little crap:) We will have to try it!
Yay for poop!…Er…I mean….Yay for pretty flowers!!