Tag: Composting

• Why my garden likes toilet paper and freezers

  Despite the snow that has begun to fly again, spring is in full swing at our house. I’ve got two little things to show you that happened this weekend, both ideas for repurposing objects for the garden. I started a bunch of seeds, using plastic salad containers as usual, but I also tried using toilet…

  aprildemes

  April 6, 2015

  Gardening

  compost screen, Composting, recycling, seed tray, seeds

• Rhubarb time: on picking, composting, and keeping

  Rhubarb, you ubiquitous spring staple, you tart veggie disguised as a fruit, oh how I love you. My rescue from winter food blahs, along with your cohorts, parsnip, asparagus, and spinach; you are destined for desert this very evening. If you, like I, are smitten with adoration, here are a few tips for keeping the…

  aprildemes

  May 26, 2014

  Gardening

  Composting, rhubarb, spring food

• Composting notes

  Here’s the notes from the mini composting class I did last night for the community. Not exactly like being there, especially because you missed dessert–dirt and worms!*   Foundational principles: 1. Invest time and energy into feeding your soil, and it will feed your plants better than you or a synthetic fertilizer can. 2. Composting…

  aprildemes

  May 7, 2014

  Gardening

  compost basics, Composting, garden soil