by Dom | Feb 11, 2013 | Growing Things
I took this picture about a year ago, and thought I might share it with everyone. I was walking in the yard when all of a sudden this guy landed on me: Thankfully it was kind enough to sit and pose for a picture or two with my phone before flying off to find a...
by Dom | Feb 11, 2013 | Growing Things
As long as I’ve known about composting, I always thought of it as a rather long term process. You pile up food scraps, garden waste, wood chips, etc, then let it all sit there for a few months covered with a tarp, turning every now and then, and you’ve got...
by Dom | Jan 29, 2013 | Growing Things
I was collecting some vermicompost from the worm pit this morning, and found this old mango seed all full of worms. Not sure why, but when throwing big hard seeds like these in there, I’ve always kind of expected to find them whole years later. Apparently once...
by Dom | Jan 22, 2013 | Making Things
When it comes to composting a constant stream of home kitchen scraps, compost worms are hard to beat. They quickly break down food scraps into beautiful black worm castings that are just awesome for the garden. Many people use different above-ground methods of bins,...
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