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Worm Compost Tea: New aeration technique
January 2nd, 2011 | 
Author: In this video, I demonstrate a new aeration technique for making compost tea which does not involve suspending a filter bag of compost into the aeration container. This may be fine for using a very small amount of compost, but for larger amounts, I feel that there will be a dead zone (anaerobic) inside the suspended compost. Read the rest of this entry »
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Current fruit trees in the landscape
It’s been about 2 months+ since we moved to our new 1.75 acre property and I have been ‘busy as a bee’ planting fruit trees. Early winter is a good time to get discounts on plants; For example, our local Lowe’s will mark 1/2 off deciduous fruit trees (loose their leaves) because people won’t tend to buy plants without leaves, pretty flowers, etc. But you and I know this spells a good deal, right? I even got nice blueberry plants and figs the other day for $2.50 each because of the first cold snap. Read the rest of this entry »
Easy Roll Worm Bin Composter demonstration
Here is a further demonstration and discussion of the new easy roll worm bin composting system. I started developing and testing this over three years ago and have been very happy with the performance. You can find the plans and pre-built worm bins at Easy Roll Worm Bin Composter Plans
New Easy Roll worm bin composter
I have finally completed the plans to what I feel is a revolutionary new way to compost worms. I have tested it thoroughly for about a year and it works like a champ. It eliminates the hassle of stackable worm bins, and makes harvesting the compost a snap. Once it’s ready to harvest, the bottom is rolled upside down and lifter off. The worms have moved out leaving finished compost. Remaining worms can be encouraged to move deeper by simply leaving the bottom off for a while. Not shown in video is a simple plastic container slid underneath to capture leachate. Ordering and details for the Easy Roll worm bin can be found here.
Hachiya persimmons – dried and delicious!
We have moved into an older neighborhood where people used to know what persimmon trees were and fortunately planted a few trees. I couldn’t resist the temptation while walking the other day, when I saw a tree loaded with huge persimmons in a new neighbor’s yard. Because there were persimmons starting to fall and rot on the ground, we figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask for some, and because the guy didn’t even know what a persimmon was, we scored about 35 large persimmons off this tree!