It’s garden season here in the burb. Not that you’d know it by looking at our garden. Every day, I say, “Must work in the garden tonight”. Every night, I find another chore to do. Yikes. I need to go back and watch “Multiplicity” again and see how Michael Keaton did it, because I need [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Composting’
Compost, Worms and the Simple Pleasures of Gardening
Posted in Composting, vegetable gardening, tagged Composting, gardening, growing tomatoes, urban homesteading, vegetable gardening, worms on March 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Experiments with Compost – or – Playing with Poo
Posted in General Farming, tagged aquaponics, Composting, vegetable gardening, worms on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Farming has many by-products; eggs, milk, meat, etc. But the largest by-product of all, must be manure. Chickens, for example, appear to produce twice their body weight daily with the stuff. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, we all know it’s three times, but work with me here. The pigs are very efficient, turning every possible food [...]
Not The Most Exciting Product We Produce….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Composting, gardening, worms on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
…but certainly one of the most useful. I’m talking about Mother Nature’s own miracle grow. Yes, you guessed it….rabbit manure. The stuff is magic. It is natural, organic, great for fruit, vegetables, flowers and even pastures. It can be applied composted or uncomposted. We used it partially composted. Oh, when partially composted, it also makes [...]
Beautiful Day in the Neighburbhood
Posted in Composting, Family Life, Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged chickens, Composting, rabbits, vegetable gardening, worms on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mornin’ Y’all. What a beautiful morning it is here in the burb. The photo is pirated. We have no trees here, and it’s overcast. But I wanted to create a mood. Today started about 66 degrees, some clouds, a bit of humidity and a gentle breeze. It was a glorious start to the day for [...]
Talking ‘Dirty’
Posted in Composting, tagged Composting, general on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hidden from view, from our awareness is a dark underworld teeming with life and activity. It is an exotic place, filled with beauty and wonder (I’ve included some pictures). And we’re killing it! I’m speaking of soil, common dirt. We view it as an inanimate object, but the entire circle of life is revolving under [...]
Composting Sure Slows Down in the Winter
Posted in Composting, tagged Composting on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Like everything else in nature, composting seems to take a long winter’s nap. This is our first full year composting (we had a small pile last year, but weren’t serious) and we are learning a great deal. We continue add to our compost bins, but I don’t see much activity. This winter has been remarkably [...]
Worm Composting – We Have Babies!
Posted in Composting, tagged Composting, worms on December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back in October, our HOA (otherwise known and our local green death panel) announced that compost piles were not allowed. Bah! Humbug! Not to be deterred, B and I bought a couple different types of commercial compost bins and transferred the pile into them. We’ll update our findings as soon as we have some. Around [...]
