Comments on: Cheap Compost heap and Garden update March 09

By: radicaldanzero

radicaldanzero — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Great work friend.
Great work friend.

By: Carlstens

Carlstens — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Be proud of your …
Be proud of your work girl… Watch out for freeze nights to still come (cover those flowers

By: MichaelJacebson

MichaelJacebson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Homestead,
Do you …
Homestead,
Do you have a cat?
I’m using Feline Pine cat litter in my cat litter box, and then using the used litter as fertilizer, mixed with used coffee grounds. It’s wierd but it works. I found a place by the way. I’m in the process of buying a home in a rural section of California.

By: HomesteadProvocateur

HomesteadProvocateur — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

THanks Desire, I am …
THanks Desire, I am proud of myself too.. This is honestly the more satisfying type of work I’ve ever done, but I like gardening. Lots of people were forced to week gardens when they were children so they can’t stand it. I was gardening alongside my grandpa when I was probably 5 years old or so. It is a passion of mine.

By: HomesteadProvocateur

HomesteadProvocateur — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

I had a rat in mine …
I had a rat in mine!!! LOL, that thing was huge. But it scurried off when I watered the thing, so maybe if you temporarily saturate the pile, hose it down, they might leave or drown.. I personally don’t have a problem with the mice, I just would want to heat the pile up to kill pathogens before using it again, mix it with some fresh materials and turn it often..

By: HomesteadProvocateur

HomesteadProvocateur — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Yes, I have quite a …
Yes, I have quite a bit of carbon material and being that it has been winter, haven’t really been able to get my hands on any nitrogen rich material. The ammonia apparently doesn’t bog the worms, so I am just going to leave that heap alone and let them do what they do soo well. My other heap I plan to actively turn at least initially to get the microbial process started. Eventually it may become a slow pile and once I’ve used all the other compost in my other pile, I will start over on that side

By: HomesteadProvocateur

HomesteadProvocateur — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Yes, I inoculate my …
Yes, I inoculate my beds with mycorriahizal fungi and I make actively aerated compost tea as outlined in the book “Teeming with Microbes” .. I will be posting updates, now that spring is here, I have rekindled my purpose for life! LOL. I also like watching your garden too, we will have to compare and contrast this year!!

By: hivemindanarchist

hivemindanarchist — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Sexy compost pile. …
Sexy compost pile. I have mice in mine

By: Signzit

Signzit — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

nice grow beds dude …
nice grow beds dude. Do you brew any teas?

Research a company called, “Soil Secrets” they even have YT vids.

Mycorriahizal Fungi will also till soil (bugs are the key)

LOL, expecting snow lol. You go girl.

The 2009 Monsanto Food Safety Act can kiss our es!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and much much more! I have multiple things they can kiss!

Last year I had no time to watch anyones garden, I am going to enjoy your’s this year for sure!

Thanks Home

By: billybbob18

billybbob18 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:11 +0000

The best carbon to …
The best carbon to nitrogen ratio for compost
is about 25 to 30 parts carbon to one part nitrogen. If there is too much carbon (brown material) in the pile, decomposition will be slowed. If there is too much nitrogen (green material), nitrogen may be lost, and the pile may smell like ammonia. The best thing to do is to layer high-nitrogen materials, high-carbon materials, and thin layers of native soil.