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Composting in the Desert
Food April 12, 2021At Tucson Village Farm (TVF), we often get folks from the public who are on a walk or otherwise exploring the many gardens here at the Pima County Cooperative Extension office. We’ll be in our vegetable plots, prepping a row, watering starts, or pulling weeds, and they’ll approach with gardening questions. What are the best varieties of tomatoes to plant? Why aren’t my green beans flowering? Where do you get your compost? The question about compost is one that we get frequently. While there are a number of local producers of excellent compost — Tank’s Green Stuff and Arbico Organics…
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