AN UNSUNG hero of the Danawa Community Garden has been congratulated for their hard work in producing outstanding vegetables.<\/p>\n
Lulubelle the pony was rescued from a breeding farm about five years ago by Jan Juc resident Damian Byrne, and has been contributing her manure to the garden at Spring Creek Reserve for the past two years.<\/p>\n
Danawa gardener Steve Richards, who makes the compost at Danawa, was effusive in his praise of Lulubelle\u2019s manure, saying the pony was \u201cgetting on in years\u201d and deserved praise for her contribution.<\/p>\n
Each pile of compost needs four or five bags of manure, and Mr Richards estimated he had collected about 200 bags of manure from Lulubelle in two years.<\/p>\n
\u201c(The compost) is obviously what promotes growth in the garden here, and why we\u2019ve got such good crops of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the manure was not very complicated to make, but good manure made all the difference to the plants.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a case of combining nitrogen with carbon; it\u2019s not rocket science.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Richards said recent heavy rain and the ongoing watering roster meant there would be a good harvest soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got corn, beans, loads of tomatoes\u2026 it\u2019ll be coming out of our ears shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN UNSUNG hero of the Danawa Community Garden has been congratulated for their hard work in producing outstanding vegetables. Lulubelle the pony was rescued from a breeding farm about five years ago by Jan Juc resident Damian Byrne, and has been contributing her manure to the garden at Spring Creek Reserve for the past two […]<\/p>\n