Recently I was sent the Terra Composter, a composting container made by Algreen, a Canadian company. I was particularly interested in checking out their claim that the composter is "designed to withstand a Canadian winter without cracking," because they guarantee it for twenty years. I took a lot of pictures with my daughter's camera as [...]
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Chores
April 15, 2009 – Posted in: Garden chores, Garden TweetsCompost turned today. Long-lost kitchen thermometer found. Now if they could only find the measuring cup . . .
The No-Dig Garden Experiment
September 30, 2008 – Posted in: Book reviews, Garden chores, Hardscaping and Projects, How-toIt all started when Jenn said my new bird bath needed some phlox. "Gosh, she's right," I mused. "And I have some bright pink phlox in the front bed that I want to move out before I dig out the goldenrod infestation. Those pink phlox would look perfect by the bird bath." Bird bath transforms [...]
The Urban Compost Tumber
October 7, 2007 – Posted in: Tools and EquipmentReaders 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 [...]
Teaming with Microbes: Take 2
January 28, 2007 – Posted in: Book reviewsOh, 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. First of all Mary Ann Newcomer commented: Good grief! I am [...]
Planting prima donna peonies
October 20, 2002 – Posted in: How-to, Peonies, Plant infoThe 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 [...]
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