Finally found a compost forum
Been looking for a forum like this and it's been right at my finger tips.
3 years ago I started composting for my raised beds, wife always told me how important black gold was, however I just discounted what she said and went with purchased fertilizers. Now I buy nothing, every thing is free for the asking (except straw)
Composting isn't easy, lots of hunting/gathering material, however in the long run it
I use no fertilizers, nor pesticides any more, learning to use the good bug/bad bug approach..sure pays off..I'll do what I can to help and ask questions here. I'm presently delving into micro biology for I find it extremely interesting.
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Comments (6)Thanks everyone for your kind words. I have had great fun working out there this year. Cindee: I bordered this bed with blood sedum which go around the back side as well along with Black eyed Susans (hiding behind the pots), petunias, two thuja's, lavendar, coreopsis, and in the pots hens and chicks, more petunias, asiastic lily (yet to bloom) along with vincas and marigolds and zinnias (also still growing). You can see why I had such fun with these. Goldenpond: Your rocker sounds great. Ours was just from Safeway from several years back. Patio furniture. My not petite husband finally sat in it one too many times hence the transformation from chair into lawn ornament. As for your kitty napping in your rockerr a quiet place to sleep is always appreciated:-) I've really been delighted by some of the pictures I've seen in this forum and wanted to reciprocate a little. Kate...See MoreI finally found a Salvia I like
Comments (10)I've rarely found a salvia that didn't do well for me. Currently I have May Night which has been there for at least 10 years, Rose Queen (mine not only did not die out, I really should thin it out a bit - it's a little too happy), and Eveline. I also have a gorgeous cross between Eveline and May Night - it's much bluer than May Night and has larger flowers like Eveline. I normally also plant some annual salvias - Black and Blue, Lady in Red and whatever else strikes my fancy. I can't think of any other plant that comes in so many colors and has such a long season of bloom. It's not unusual for me to get three flushes from May Night....See MoreI have finally found 'MY' forum !!
Comments (18)Hi, toomuchglass... I have two little boys, my husband, and myself in a small Cape. It's a pretty little house with ceiling beams, wide plank pine floors, and a big fireplace. We've been very happy here. Then the other day my husband said, "Let's get a child- sized table with two small chairs for the kids to do their artwork. Then they can just sit down and draw or color whenever they want without you having to haul everything out to set it up on the kitchen table." "What a great idea!" I said, and began to feverishly search the web for kids' art tables. Then it occurred to me: where would I put this marvelous kid-sized table and chairs? In the livingroom? Sure, if I tossed out one of my chairs and rearranged all the remaining furniture I could make room. In the small computer room? Only if I tossed our desperately needed bookcases. Maybe I could perch it on top of the train table that hogs the center of their (shared) bedroom. I finally realized that in my house, where each December brings the nail biting decision of where I'll fit a Christmas tree, an art table, however small, just isn't in the cards. So even though I love my home, I do feel your pain! Crystal...See MoreFinally a book forum
Comments (15)Cindydavid4, I so agree. I live in East TN and it amazes me how the church influences and molds the social circles in this town. I for one, am agnostic, having studied religion in college and found aspects of all religions intriguing, yet many more aspects that leave bad tastes in my mouth. Not saying that I'm not a spiritual person, because I am. After living here most my life, I can honostly say, other than my fiance who is from California, I don't have one person I can call a friend, and I know it is because we don't go to Church and practice religion. But, I saw lot's of current day religious parallelism in this book, of course on a milder level. They certainly don't make women repent for a year for committing adultry, at least where I'm from they don't. I'm not surprised that this is practiced in other places around the world though. This book definitely had me asking why bad things happen to good people, but I'm a firm believer in Karma, and you see lot's of this in this book. It makes you realize that everything you do in life comes around full circle, directly or indirectly. So far, the sequal is slow, but I'm not very far into it. I hope it is as shocking as Pillars. There were times I could not put it down....See More
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8 years agoviper114
8 years agojapus
8 years agoI've got so many wigglers in my compost there's almost no room for anything else. Just a few days go the top of the pile was frozen, after warming a little I decided to turn the pile and this is only a tiny portion of what I saw.
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8 years agojapus
8 years agoHarry... I have two 3 x 3 x3 simple wired bins, between them I have a space of 18 inches. In this space, are all my stored coffee grinds until I add them to the bins. I never noticed many of these until after I added around 500 lbs of fresh horse manure, then I believe over 2 years those worms took up residence and moved over to the coffee grinds also.. All my compost bins are teeming with these little fellas and I like that. I work my piles frequently, and I am sure that helps. As far as what I add to my compost, just about everything I can get my hands on barring any harmful items. Here's a book I base my feeble knowledge on.
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