Giving back to the soil what the veggies take out
I have been thinking about the veggie seeds that I grow for immediate consumption. I suppose they just take from the soil, then covert it into vitamins and other goodies that we in turn use when we eat them. I have been reading a lot about how much more nutritious our home grown organic vegetables are than those sold in most grocery stores. There are all different ways that I continually add goodness back into the soil, because if the growing vegetables are taking it out, then I better be replacing it with something. I am cropping quite intensely and also want to try to produce food year round. I know outright of a few things I do to amend the soil, but wonder if there is something else I am missing. If I want to take so much out of the soil how do I know I am putting enough back? Generally in this area of the tropics vegetables are grown in the "winter" or dry season, and the ground is left ...