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"Put the scraps in a bucket and chop up with a spade. Can mow with a mower if not too wet.
cheers Harry"
cheers Harry"
"The grass was probably starved of water by the tree, shaded and then covered by the leaves. Add the tannins and you have poor growth beneath the tree. The tannins shouldn't be a problem in the compost as long as the leaves don't swamp the other…"
"I compost animal hair, dog hair from the grooming parlor, human hair-my own. Also put it in my worm farm. Breaks down slowly in both but the worms love it. Full of nitrogen so a very useful additive. One of my friends has a fox problem with his…"
"How cold does it get where you are? We get night time temps down to 6 to 7 degrees centigrade (that's 43 to 45 Fahrenheit) in winter, rarely lower. If you have a half cubic yard/metre or more of compost/worm farm then the biological activity of the…"
"You want composting worms.
They should be available from other permies. If not then garden centers and hardware stores sell them here. Online is another option. If all else fails then these worms are also sold as fishing worms just a bit more…"
They should be available from other permies. If not then garden centers and hardware stores sell them here. Online is another option. If all else fails then these worms are also sold as fishing worms just a bit more…"
"Depends on a few factors.
How fresh? The fresher the better in most cases as nitrogen is lost as the manure dries out and the microbes die. You want the fresh if composting.
What have the animals been fed? High energy concentrates/grain or grass…"
How fresh? The fresher the better in most cases as nitrogen is lost as the manure dries out and the microbes die. You want the fresh if composting.
What have the animals been fed? High energy concentrates/grain or grass…"
"Clean thoroughly with soapy water. Then you could use very hot water 65 degrees centigrade 10 minutes. Or solarize, leave in the sun for a day or two (need to expose all surfaces which may not be so easy). The UV light kills bugs.
What I do though…"
What I do though…"
"Agree with Ben but have you enough to use as a mulch? Could mulch a pot or two. To break them down place on hard surface and trample with tough boots on, or use a roller etc. They will break down faster in the compost if the particle size is reduced."
"Hi Marcy,
your giant green mustard probably won't get so big due to space. One or two would cover that space fully if they had it to themselves. You should get good seed anyway.
Figs come in all shapes , sizes and flavors. In the rare Fruit society…"
your giant green mustard probably won't get so big due to space. One or two would cover that space fully if they had it to themselves. You should get good seed anyway.
Figs come in all shapes , sizes and flavors. In the rare Fruit society…"
"Composting falls roughly into two categories. Aerobic and anaerobic.
The aerobic requires oxygen so you must turn it regularly especially when it heats up. Commercially they monitor the temperature and turn the pile when it gets over 60 degrees…"
The aerobic requires oxygen so you must turn it regularly especially when it heats up. Commercially they monitor the temperature and turn the pile when it gets over 60 degrees…"
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just an update on my mustard greens. they did indeed reach about 5/6 ft when flowering. the seed pods are getting fatter and hopefully any day now they'll be ready for me to harvest seeds. i also purchased a kadota fig =)
marcy
1 more thing, i didn't realize that "giant mustard green" was actually a type of mustard green until i read your last comment. i was just using "giant" to describe them. they are actually india mustard greens. haha, learned something new.
that's good to know about the sap. the closest i've ever had to a fig was a fig newton (cookie) i'm going to start sampling some and see if i can't find one that i like.
that's a shame that they were bulldozing them, i hope they didn't charge much for the cuttings. seems like they shouldn't care if they're going to trash them anyway. well, lots of stuff in the world doesn't seem to make sense now, does it? it is very fortunate (for the figs and people who love them) that you were indeed able to salvage them. if i ever make it to that side of earth, i'll stop by for a fig tasting =) thanks for the site you referenced, i'm going to look into it.
marcy
mine are probably about 1/2 the size of that, wow! (and i thought mine were GIANT, haha) i think they're just about to flower now, so i am hoping to collect some seeds to save and share as well. this is my first year that i've started my garden so it's quite a learning experience. i also have some a mesclun lettuce mix that i've planted and some of them are a bit spicy too, which i love, but i fed a salad to my boyfriend and never having ate stuff fresh out of a garden, was sure something was wrong with it, lol haha. i only wish i had more time to garden ;)
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