San Juan Family

We’d like to offer our condolences to the families whose lives were changed in the Lopez Island accident over the weekend. Four families were directly impacted, and the ripples will be felt by hundreds others. Be well, know that people care.

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Growing up in Central Florida, I was fortunate to have good year-round growing conditions. My grandparents were avid gardeners, and I remember the big jar painted white sitting on the counter to collect food for the compost pile. Once it was filled, my granddad would take it out to the compost bin and turn in, creating a rich soil. Although he composted, I was not introduced to chicken poop fertilizer until I was much older.

I was lucky to grow up with an awareness of composting, and once I moved and started a garden of my own, I had to investigate composting and fertilizing on my own, including chicken manure fertilizer. I went through quite a few plants that I “buried” instead of planted, since I did not take the time to invest in the right soil.

After a friend told me about chicken poop fertilizer as a great organic compound, I had to investigate on HOW to use, of all things, chicken poop! I had never heard of such a thing from my city grandparents, since ours was all turned food products mixed with dirt.

Upon reading up, I discovered that chicken manure fertilizer is the richest in nutrients of the animal manures. Because of the high content of nutrients, it’s”hot manure”. This means it will burn your plants if you just sprinkle it around. It works best to compost this manure before using it.

I had to learn how to compost with chicken poop fertilizer. It only took a few weeks for me to figure out what “burned” plants looked like from too much chicken manure fertilizer without enough other organic compounds.

In order to get your soil prepared with the chicken poop, add it to other organic ingredients. This can be vegetable and fruit leftovers, eggshells, coffee grounds, leaves and sticks. If you start in the fall and keep turning it, it will turn to rich looking dirt. Turn this into the ground when you till your garden, and the results with your chicken manure fertilizer will be amazing!

Experienced gardeners will tell you that you must use it when it is dry, not wet. Harvest the chicken poop yourself, or buy it from local farmers. If you raise the chickens anyway, then you might as well reap the benefits of the chicken poop.

As an aside, chickens also provide a great natural form of pest control and are very personable as pets. So if you have thought about using chicken poop fertilizer, there are more reasons than just the droppings to start a brood.

Now that I have incorporated chicken poop manure into my gardening, my potted plants and outdoor gardens have thrived. Try chicken manure fertilizer, just do it wisely to get the best results. Get the best vegetables and flower production from your plants possible – all while doing it “green” and using organic fertilizers.

Spring Street International School’s Spring Fling 
San Juan Island Yacht Club — Saturday, May 8,  2010
5—8:30 PM
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This race was previously known as the Journal Run and before that the Record Run. The run is cooperatively organized by San Juan Island Fitness
Club and Island Rec. It begins on Spring Street, goes through town on Warbass to Turn Point, to Pear Point to Argyle and ends inside the gate of the Fairgrounds. It’s a fun run and/or walk for people of all ages.
Registration price includes entrance to the County Fair and t—shirt. Awards ceremony follows race with medals awarded first through third place in 5 year age categories.

AGES: All
DATE: Saturday, August 15
TIME: 9:15am race start
REGISTER: Registration forms available at Island
Rec or San Juan Island Fitness.
Race day registration 7:30am—8:30am
Wells Fargo Parking Lot
FEE: Register early to ensure a T—shirt!
By Friday July 31: $$10 for children
12 & under, $$15 others
August 1 and later: $$15 for children
12 & under, $$20 others

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Tifni Twitchell directs magical adventure stories played out with costumes, props, fabrics and puppets…lots of musical gibberish and madcap dance, encouraging individual expression in a nurturing environment.  Open to K—3rd grade students.

 

The five—day workshop takes place at the PARC building at 70 Saltspring Drive.  Class is limited to 15 students.  Registration required at the Box Office 378—3210 or www.sjctheatre.org

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