Readers of this blog know I tend to get absorbed in the details of garden projects. But somehow the making of compost has been immune to such obsessions. To my mind, compost just happens. I don’t really give it much thought. It might occur to me in the spring that the piles should really be […]
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The Urban Compost Tumber
October 7th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 16 Comments
Categories: Tools and Equipment
Keywords: compost · compost tumbler · tumbler
Teaming with Microbes: Take 2
January 28th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 11 Comments
Oh, dear–I’m afraid I didn’t do a very good job reviewing this book, because people are getting the wrong impression. I was in the midst of writing a very long comment to rectify the situation, and decided it would make a better post instead.
Categories: Book reviews
Keywords: bacteria · compost · compost tea · environment · fungi · integrated pest management · lawns · microbes · mulch · nitrogen · soil
Planting prima donna peonies
October 20th, 2002 by Kathy Purdy · Comments Off
The peonies from Reath’s came on Monday the 7th, but because of various commitments I couldn’t plant them until Thursday. They came wrapped in plastic with wood shavings to keep them damp, and then the whole shebang was packed in straw or hay–the first time I ever saw that used as a shipping material. I […]
Categories: Plant info · How-to · Peonies
Keywords: acquisitions · autumn · children · chores · compost · peonies · soil · tools
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