Comments on: How to Make Compost and Use it

By: lynn

lynn — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:15:39 +0000

In reply to Carol.

Oh, Carol, what I wouldn’t do for some good horse or cow manure! And I’m so glad I was able to bring back some fond memories. Good memories are such a gift.

Thanks for sharing your memory!

Hugs, Lynn

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 16:59:49 +0000

In reply to Rosanne. As a kid growing up in England we had an allotment where my Dad grew most of our fresh food. In those days most recycling was done by 'rag & bone' men. They traveled the streets with a horse & cart calling out 'Rag & Bones' & people would give them anything they no longer wanted. We were under strict orders from our Dad that anytime we saw the horse poop we had to run & tell him. He would rush off with his shovel & wheelbarrow to scoop it up & add it to the compost pile at the allotment. He knew all about the ratios & letting it rest etc. Fond memories!

By: lynn

lynn — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:49:21 +0000

In reply to Maureen. No Way!!!! LUCKY! That's a great service offered by your municipality.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:54:36 +0000

OWe have an excellent municipal composting program in our area, and we can reap the benefits and pick up compost at the recycling facility!!

By: lynn

lynn — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:38:02 +0000

In reply to Gayle Clanton.

Oh Gayle, what a lovely story and memory! Your mom was clearly ahead of her time…although I do believe that in many ways our elders were so much smarter than we are…the ‘old ways’ are often the best ways.

And there is nothing that makes me happier than digging in my soil and finding a bumper crop of wriggling worms. Taking my kitchen scraps out to the compost bin and then spreading the resulting compost on my garden and watch it feed my garden is so rewarding…a full circle kind of thing.

Thanks for popping in today!

Many hugs, Lynn

By: lynn

lynn — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:02:58 +0000

In reply to Shari.

Hi Shari,

Well, truth time…we did have a rat at one time but our cat took care of him/her. BUT…we no longer have a cat that goes outside, so we made sure that there weren’t any gaps between any of the sides of our stationary square bin. However, I don’t think that rats/mice could get in our tumbling bin as it is off of the ground and fully sealed. So…I think for ‘vermin avoidance’ that might be your best option.

Thanks for writing in Shari and hope you have a fantastic week.

Hugs, Lynn

By: lynn

lynn — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:53:31 +0000

In reply to Rosanne. You are so right Rosanne!Thanks for tossing that suggestion out. I really could have used some manure this spring as my garden was really low in Nitrogen.

By: lynn

lynn — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:40:31 +0000

In reply to DORLIS LEE GROTE. Hi Dorlis, Luckily raccoons are not a problem in my area, but I imagine that is good advice. But I'm curious, was there something fishy smelling under your cactus?

By: Gayle Clanton

Gayle Clanton — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:21:25 +0000

Over 50 yrs ago, my mother kept a bucket by the stove. She would put her veggie peelings, coffee grounds, tea leaves, left over coffee & tea, egg shells, etc in the bucket. When it got full, she’d take it outside & pour it on her veggie garden to ‘feed’ the earthworms. One evening my aunt & uncle & their kids were visiting for dinner. We teenage girls had the job of cleaning the kitchen. My cousin started to scrape the leftovers from the plates into the bucket. My mother stopped her, saying “oh, no, that’s my worm bucket to feed the earthworms.” Since my mother fed all stray animals & the wild birds, my cousin laughed & said “Aunt Evelyn, I knew you fed everything else, but I didn’t know you fed the worms!” To this day I still keep a worm bucket. I like to think my mother was a trend-setter with her early composting. She always had a bumper crop of veggies. I guess the worms were happy.

By: DORLIS LEE GROTE

DORLIS LEE GROTE — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:50:07 +0000

I have learned that you do not use anything that smells fishy, coons will tear everything up trying to find it. They even dug up a baby barrel cactus and sat on my begonia while digging.