#composting
Trying a simple abd lazy compost solution..
Had a 1m pipe I was planning to use for hydroponics that I gave up and decided to try a lazy man's compost solution.
Made a lot of holes in the first 20cm of it and pushed it into a pot I used to have a tomato plant in. Placed some mints around it and put a small pot on top to work as the cover.
Whenever I have some #vegetables left over, I put them in the pipe and I'm expecting to have good compost in it by the summer as the worms in the pot can go in an out of the holes, eating the vegetable and turn it to fertilizer.
At the same time, I am going to have unlimited minteto have for tea or salad.
I may cover and paint the pipe, or emayeb cover ot with some wood I saved from orange boxes.
#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants #France #GrowOwnFood #Mint #Composting
Preparing for quick compost!
I know it doesn't look good but it's like magic for tomatoes and peppers.
I used to make this mix of bandana peels, tea leaves (used), potato peels, some orange peels and baking soda.
I put it into my quick mixer with some water and mix it to a moosh. I then mix it with some old soil from last and put it in a 1tL paint bucket, i add a layer of old soil over it (same amount as the mixed quantity).
I keep doing this until the pot is full then leave it on the balcony to compost.
By end of February or early March it will be ready to be used.
I use 1 dL of this mix 1dL of old plant soil. Mix them well and use it as the maine soil for tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables that I grow in containers and sacks.
It's a great way of quick #composting and cutting the amount of #garbage I produce.
#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants
This is one of the best items I bought for my kitchen.
It cuts vegetables so quickly and easily, making it super easy to add leafy vegetables to any dish.
It is a bit hard to clean up and some vegetables get stock in between the blades but it's a standard tool when I cook and even when I prune leaves of tomatoes and other plants before adding them to the compost. Cutting them in small strips speeds up composting by a factor 2 or 3.
#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants #scissors #Tools #Composting #Cooking
Great episode that manages to include, somehow: Elon Musk, human composting and butterflies.
https://thewind.org/episodes/red-planet-blue-planet
#TheWind #podcast #butterflies #composting #ElonMusk #CoryMcabee
“We have employed several weed management tactics this first year. Deep mulch #composting being one. Where that system isn’t in place, we use hoes and hand #weeding to mitigate weeds. Our long term weed management goal is to keep the #soil covered, planted, and nutrient balanced, hopefully decreasing weed pressure over time. To open new plots, we employ #silagetarps which remain in place for months at a time. We hope to incorporate more #covercropping and growing #mulch in place to mitigate future weeds.” -- Emma Arnold and Maddy Chitwood of Daydream Farm located in Everston, Washington
#gardening #farming #organicfarming #growownfood
Read more about their #growing journey and other inspiring stories on Part 2 of our 2023 Catalog Blog Series - The Future: Let's Plan(t) It at: https://bit.ly/3VtHO2x 🌱🌱
Start of my first serios attempt to worm composting!
Yesterday I spent almost all day going to the place where the lady who was selling this composter works.
Not having a car is a drag when living here is you want to visit any place that is not on the coast.
But can't complain, it was free with my annual buss card.
So i got the unit home, now i have to look for a place to buy redg wriggle worms.
There are a few places who sell them but they charge so much for shipping (understandable). I posted a note info the french red wriggle worms group on Facebook to see if there is anyone around here who can sell some 20-30 worms for me to start my new adventure.
This will take care of my organic garbage, produce some great compost and if I do it right, give me some worm caat fertilizer to use in my non hydroponic plants on the balcony.
#Gardening #Composting #RedWorms #WormComposting #OrgsnicGarden #France
