Post by badger on Mar 27, 2007 19:37:15 GMT -5
This could be old info to some, or new to others. If I can't be found in the woods, or messing with gear for an upcoming season, you can find me in my garden. It is one of the first spring time activities I look forward to. Gives me a chance to start shedding "belly meat" that starts to accumilate after trapping season goes out.
Gardening is actually an all year hobby. A compost bin can make a huge difference in your garden. They can be a simple barrel or some chicken wire strung around some stakes. I threw this one together about 4 years ago with some wood pallets and some screws. Nothing fancy, but it serves the purpose.
The left side in the pic is finished compost from all last year. Right side is what has been added through the fall and winter. We add potatoe peels, eggs, bananna peels, onion scraps, coffee grounds ( I try to keep the coffee filters and paper towels out, but they do make thier way in, and seem to blend right in )
Meat scraps and animal by products should be avoided, same goes with plant material that you know was diseased. Once summer hits, the right side will get grass clippings, and other green plant matter.
Left side
Right side
Garlic!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't say enough about garlic, it's in my blood! This is "Korean Red" that was planted in the fall. I'm seeing a trend that it doesn't poke up till the spring. This patch has been growing fast the past couple of days. My entire garden is composed of raised beds and rows. Garlic needs water, even in the winter, but you don't want to drown it. The raised beds seem to keep a happy medium. (Notice all the other weeds trying to grow allready
)
Garlic loves loose nutrient rich compost! I filled a wheelbarrel up with compost, pulled a few weeds and spread it around the sprouts. I had alot of bulbs showing that I wanted to cover and protect.
Last but not least... let the wife plant something around the compost bin. These pics are not recent, but will be soon!!
Gardening is actually an all year hobby. A compost bin can make a huge difference in your garden. They can be a simple barrel or some chicken wire strung around some stakes. I threw this one together about 4 years ago with some wood pallets and some screws. Nothing fancy, but it serves the purpose.
The left side in the pic is finished compost from all last year. Right side is what has been added through the fall and winter. We add potatoe peels, eggs, bananna peels, onion scraps, coffee grounds ( I try to keep the coffee filters and paper towels out, but they do make thier way in, and seem to blend right in )
Meat scraps and animal by products should be avoided, same goes with plant material that you know was diseased. Once summer hits, the right side will get grass clippings, and other green plant matter.
Left side
Right side
Garlic!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't say enough about garlic, it's in my blood! This is "Korean Red" that was planted in the fall. I'm seeing a trend that it doesn't poke up till the spring. This patch has been growing fast the past couple of days. My entire garden is composed of raised beds and rows. Garlic needs water, even in the winter, but you don't want to drown it. The raised beds seem to keep a happy medium. (Notice all the other weeds trying to grow allready
)Garlic loves loose nutrient rich compost! I filled a wheelbarrel up with compost, pulled a few weeds and spread it around the sprouts. I had alot of bulbs showing that I wanted to cover and protect.
Last but not least... let the wife plant something around the compost bin. These pics are not recent, but will be soon!!
is that a clamatis flower? 
