When I saw the news about the Redondo Beach fish kill, i thought, “hmmm, maybe I could collect some for some GREAT compost.
UPDATE:
I’m NOT the only one!
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Maybe I’m not Completely Normal [Updated]
front yard right now
I want to wait until I get the perfect picture, but when does that happen? In the interest of not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good here is fyg, march 2009:
note the pile of old snap peas and bucket of bone meal in preparation for the tomato plants that just went in.
cheap soil amendment
This post is just a friendly reminder that one of the best soil amendments that you can put in your soil is used coffee grounds. and you can get tons of them from Starbucks for FREE! I don’t think that you can use too many. Earthworms just love them and they make your soil all dark and yummy. Contrary to popular belief, they do not make the soil acidic. They do help stablize the pH just below 7, which is neutral. I am a chemist. I have used a pH meter to determine this. seriously. Here is my pile of grounds going into the new bed:
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