I have decided to try something new this year. This is what I am using in my soil:

1. Azomite
   
2. Worm Casting  
   
3. Alfalfa Pellets
   
4. Sea 90 will be part of my compost tea. I will use that later in the growing season.

Good Source of Alfalfa is a good source of nitrogen, along with several other minerals including:

• phosphorus
• potassium
• calcium
• sulfur
• magnesium
• boron
• iron
• zinc

Alfalfa builds organic matter in your soil providing nutrients to plant roots. Its high nitrogen content helps other organic material to decompose and helps to prevent erosion. It also feds microorganisms. It stimulates growth and fixes nitrogen. 

What is Azomite?
Azomite is a natural re-mineralizer for soil. It contains more than 67 trace mineral elements and every essential micro-mineral needed by plants and animals, including a wide range of rare earth elements and other minerals not included in fertilizers or animal feeds. 

Flowers, plants and vegetable will all benefits from azomite. Gardeners have reported increased germination rates, improved yeilds and the colors were brighter. 

The use of worm casting
Worm castings are the richest natural fertilizer known to humans. Worm castings stimulate plant growth more than any other natural product on the market. Unlike animal manure and artificial fertilizers it is absorbed easily and immediately by plants. But Worm Castings don't only stimulate plant growth: they also enhance the ability of your soil to retain water (because of its texture), and it even inhibits root diseases such as root rot. 

I just mix all three in the raised garden beds. Once I am done... I water just a bit and cover with plastic until its ready for planting. 

I am totally new at this "blogging" thing. I figured I would up load pictures for the before process of getting ready for Spring 2014. Right now, its a mad house in my back yard. I know in the coming months it will be beautiful and full of life of my growing vegetables. Birds and bees will be humming while I am collecting the fruits of my labor. 

I had such a hard time last year getting water to my plants. I decided to do some research and found using water jugs would do the trick. I put holes in the water jugs and put them into the garden beds. I will also be able to feed my plants this way when I do my compost teas.