Noted: New Ways to Think About All That Mulch in the Garden via Houzz
New Ways to Think About All That Mulch in the Garden via Houzz I couldn’t say any of this — I feel bad talking about it now, like I’m some Continue Reading
Noted: DIY: Backyard Composter from a Garbage Can + What Can Be Tossed from Inhabitat
DIY: Backyard Composter from a Garbage Can + What Can Be Tossed Many cities around the world now have composting programs so household food scraps and garden clippings can be Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…Compost Harvest – December 16, 2012
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. Can’t see the video above? Watch “In the Continue Reading
In the garden…Leaves begone!
We jumped right into work this afternoon, so I didn’t get a chance to shoot any video. It was far more important to get the job done. A combination of Continue Reading
2012 Gift Guide: Bosmere K676 11 Cubic Foot Composter
I have had 2 of these bins for the past 8-9 seasons and they are going strong. I was lucky enough to get mine at a discount via our local Continue Reading
Elsewhere: Full Circle Kitchen Composter: Review and Giveaway!
My fellow Saturday6 member, Kylee Baumlee, is giving away one of these cool compost buckets. This could be the one that finally meets all my criteria. I have been making-do Continue Reading
Cucumber trellis and plant volunteers
After discovering that one of the plants on the container was a cucumber, I put out a small trellis for it to climb today. (See Container Vegetable Garden Update 001) Continue Reading
Elsewhere: Worms Eat My Garbage …
My fellow Saturday6 blogger, Kylee Baumle over at Our Little Acre has a great story on getting started with her own worm composter. It sounds like it was quite an Continue Reading
Video: Garden Tip – Put the goodness back in your garden
Keep your garden waste out of your city garden bin and put it to use for you. There is little need to buy bag after bag of compost, top dressing, Continue Reading
Mulch for the garden paths…and a little unexpected excitement
We noticed a tree service truck in the neighborhood that had a load of wood chips that was mainly that, wood, rather that the typical load that contains more leaves Continue Reading