How to feed your Soil and heal your Plants with DIY inputs

The heart and soul of a vegetable garden ecosystem is the living soil. How do we make sure that our soils are fertile, active and conducive to outstanding plant health and vegetable production?
In this course you will learn:
 
how to make balanced, nutrient and life-rich compost from kitchen and garden waste plus a few extra inputs
how to boost the nutrient content of your vegetables with homemade natural preparations such as vinegar and water extractions
how to amend your soil in case of deficiencies
how to assess the health of your plants
how to prepare simple and organic sprays and drenches to boost your plants' health, deal with insect infestations, encourage life in your soil
how to start and maintain a worm bin for vermicompost
 
We will be making together some preparations, which you will be able to take home and use in your garden:
Water Soluble Calcium
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Fermented Plant Juice
 
Some of the preparations we will discuss with you are:
Comfrey and Nettle liquid fertilisers
Oxygenated Compost tea
Worm castings & vermicompost extract
Fermented Leaf mould
Garlic & Chilli spray for aphid control
Fermented Plant Juice
Indigenous Microorganisms
Egg-shell and Bone liquid extracts