Things I Know but Can’t Remember Why or Where They Came From: A Book of Hints About Organics, Wildlife, Trees, Grass, Soil, and the Home

By Mickey Frame

For author Mickey Frame, growing plants was a losing battle. He planted seeds and flowers in the wrong light or the wrong soil, and everything died. He grew frustrated and began to research best practices. In Things I Know but Can’t Remember Why or Where They Came From, Frame offers a compilation of knowledge gleaned from his studies.

He shares a host of information on everything from organic gardening, to composting, planting, fertilizing, making good choices for a garden, using organics for the household, and country living.

Saving you time and money on gardening, Things I Know but Can’t Remember Why or Where They Came From offers Frame’s perspective on green living, preserving the planet, and using organics for garden and household purposes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Jun 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480879317

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Things I Know

but Can’t Remember Why

or Where They Came From

A Book of Hints about Organics, Wildlife,

Trees, Grass, Soil, and the Home

MICKEY FRAME

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Copyright © 2019 Mickey Frame.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-7930-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-7931-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019906769

Archway Publishing rev. date: 6/6/2019

Contents

Introduction

Organics

Compost

Compost Tea

A Good Story about Tea

Houseplants

Herbs

Herbs

Trees

Veggies

Fertilizing

Hole Preparation

Seeds

Clay Pots

Liquid Seaweed

Apple Cider Vinegar

Orange Oil

Diatomaceous Earth

Mulch

Cornmeal

Wettable Sulfur

Garlic

Garlic-Pepper Tea

Molasses

Coffee

Beneficial Insects

No-Till Planting

Mulch Plants

Raised Beds

Around the House

Septic Systems

Hand Tools

Rainwater Catchment

Country Living

Pests

Country Roads

Around the House

For the Grill

Barbecue

Introduction

I used to plant different plants, but they died. I started listening to the radio at the different programs that recommended organics, and my plants started living and growing. I decided to tell others what I learned. These are things you may be able to use in your daily life. Some hints are for the garden, some for your home, and some are for other things. Most of this advice is just stuff I have picked up over the years. I learned some from listening to my elders, some from trial and error, and I have no idea where the rest came from. It’s just there.

Not everything in this book is about organics. Some of it is just good-to-know information such as how to clean things or get wax off the table. Not all of these ideas will work for you, but you may find some that will. They are only suggestions—not rules or laws. If they do not work for you, just keep trying until you find something that does.

I have planted a lot of plants in the wrong soil or light, and they didn’t grow like they should have. Organics have been around much longer than chemicals. Get back to nature. Organics are natural and have decomposing leaves