I'm getting a couple of my outdoor beds ready as well..
LOVING my front yard right now as its exploding with white clover, red clover, dandelions and various perennial grasses and herbs.
Anyone with access to a lawn can make really cool home made plant meal very easily...
Simply mow your lawn (that hopefully has LOTS of Clover, Alfalfa, Dandelion and other herbs sown in because...why not!) collect the clippings, and thinly spread them out on a trap, or in this case, I just used my raised beds and sun dry them for a day or two depending. Let them dry just to the point of crispiness while there still nice and green..
Then, I just raked them up, and into a 5 gallon bucket: (dont mind the little bits of perlite/coco)
And crushed it up with my hands..(it should powder up pretty easily)
This clover/grass/dandelion meal can now be stored for use indoors/outdoors, for topdressing, teas and also worm food/bedding.
I also managed to gather quite a bit of Dandelions for topdressing a couple of the big outdoor beds...
And made some tea with the flower heads...(I added an airstone after the photo, its always good to aerate your herbal teas..)
Peace everyone!
Happy Spring!
Rising Moon