1) I’ve been unable to put a lid on the bin, b/c worms always migrate to the top overnight, with a few escaping through the air holes. One morning I found 5 shriveled up and dead on the floor – poor things. Leaving the lid off seems to work just fine, as they promptly dive...
The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for people to drop off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. The event is held every year the Saturday after Halloween. The first Pumpkin Smash events were held in Wheaton and Elmhurst in ...
During summer, if I am deadheading or cleaning up plants, I just cut and drop. If the plant is near the front of the bed, I fling the cut piece behind a larger plant to make things look neater. In fall, all leaves are left where they drop, provided it is in a flower/shrub bed...
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—only a drop or two of moisture should drip out.If your worm composting system stays consistently above or below these temperature ranges, you’re going to have problems.At the low end of this range, worms go into a semi-dormant state, and eat very little. If the air temperature stays...
At Mother Compost, our goal is to make composting so easy that your hardest decision is when to begin.How it worksDrop-off bucket We bring a bucket to you. Fill-it Load up food scraps & organic materials like banana peels, corn on the cob and apple cores. We pick it up Place ...
For hot composting, aim for a 50% moisture level: Materials should be about as wet as a wrung-out sponge, so only a drop or two of water comes out when you squeeze a handful. Repeat the process, alternating green and brown layers, adding soil or compost activator, and watering each ...
Not sure I totally get the utility of it for me, personally – Dropbox gives me easy sync between all my devices already and I can’t imagine I’ll be doing a lot of image-editing on the fly. Your Mileage May Vary, of course. But it got me to thinking about a piece of the ...
1. Dig and DropMethod This is the simplest method of trench composting. It is a great way to compost large amounts of material at once, and an effective way of adding nutrients to your garden off-season. First, gather a week or two’s worth of scraps in a five-gallon bucket or comp...