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I made the mistake years ago, of placing my compost pile near some vines that really went root wild in the nice compost. Now I can't...

I loved doing a good compost heap! Started in 1990, when my 3 kids were still.....kids. I used it as a daily ongoing science project...

Very nice. The 3 bin system makes the most sense. I just don’t have the space 😩

I built something similar in summer of 2018. I did not, however, keep in mind that in winter those gates aren't opening. Also, I built...

You’re right about the laundry. Our shoes were disgusting. His pants and shirt too. Now we all have muck boots!! Yeah, all I’ve ever...

Almost free!? Looks like somebody has laundry to do. It's wonderful that he was willing to help. I'm not sure how much help I was at...

I use horse and chicken droppings along with their bedding. Heap it up on a pile and let the chickens turn it at their own pace. I don't...

O We’ve always had compost going, but as our garden is growing we needed more! And having 6 people in our house, we’re certainly...

I had a bunch of pepper seeds that just all got mixed up together so I decided to start those in a box. I'm not sure what type they are...

I got some more containers to put the seeds in. I'm also going to use my containers that my inhaler came in so that I can water the...

I'm slowly working on getting my tomatoes, peppers and squash/ melons started. I did manage to get some sweet potatoes started just to...

Read somewhere to use equal parts manure/compost, peat and grit for carrot soil. So, here's my version and it fills the huge planter...

Moved the two temporary pots of hostas to bigger pots. Got too hot to finish preparing the next two pots for transplanting. This big...

Well, they're "dead" now....😑

Repotted the lupines.