June 7th, 2010 My plants are loving the Quantum Growth liquid!!! They’re already healthier looking, like nothing can stop them!
Yesterday, I planted three tomatillo plants given to me by our friends Kathi and Everardo. I’ve never eaten them before, but I found some good recipes!
I just planted some turnip and beet seeds in a nicely tilled (by hand) [...]
June 5th, 2010 Today I cleaned out the 1st worm bin completely, putting the vermicompost into two separate containers (planters, really) for use in the garden. Now I can use the 1st bin in the worm composter again, as the 2nd bin. Can’t imagine needing all 3 or 4 bins at one time… although there are a TON [...]
May 19th, 2010 I learned a few things from my last experiment… I had thrown some old lentil soup (not too liquidy) into the first bin, then added the second bin (with some moistened shredded newspaper and just a little bit of kitchen scraps).
First of all, the second bin fits inside the first bin completely, [...]
May 6th, 2010 I can’t resist saying a word about my garden… well a few words. I started peas in mid April outdoors and they’re doing really well.
And I started some garlic last year from tiny garlic pods that Raye Hodgson gave me at last year’s Seed Exchange. They apparently need one more year to get to normal [...]
March 20th, 2010 Well, I took a better look in the worm bin today to see what’s going on under the layers and found some interesting things!
Baby worms! I’m sure I saw some new tiny worms. If conditions are favorable enough for reproduction, it bodes well for good compost.
Some great compost – looks just like rich, dark soil. [...]