tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219984.post115738514822074320..comments2023-07-12T10:00:08.965-06:00Comments on bfmomma's spot: Landscaping and Compostingbfmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03644598269801019948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219984.post-1157652105752994062006-09-07T12:01:00.000-06:002006-09-07T12:01:00.000-06:00Weeds are okay to compost if they don't have matur...Weeds are okay to compost if they don't have mature or maturing seeds. I don't worry, but I tend to too much green, so I shred newspaper into it. Stir whenever you feel like it. the more you stir, the faster it goes. But it will "go" no matter what.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if the green stuff is "false carrot" or something like that. Nasty stuff.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219984.post-1157475579160954962006-09-05T10:59:00.000-06:002006-09-05T10:59:00.000-06:00Your bulbs should be fine - they're supposed to be...Your bulbs should be fine - they're supposed to be planted in the fall, and I've even moved some around in the summer and they've been OK. Also - another thing that works great to get rid of weeds is just to put newspaper down and cover it with mulch. The newspaper degrades eventually, but holds up long enough to kill everything underneath. I've done that a lot in areas that were too overwhelming to weed.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409880073623779438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219984.post-1157412930138954442006-09-04T17:35:00.000-06:002006-09-04T17:35:00.000-06:00Lori--I throw in: egg shells, fruit/veggie scraps ...Lori--<BR/><BR/>I throw in: egg shells, fruit/veggie scraps (potato peals, lettuce, orange peels, peach pits), coffee grounds, tea bags. I don't throw in weeds because my parents told me not to...but if I did, I don't know what difference it would make if I actually stirred the compost. I don't worry about brown v. green at all. Just don't throw in entire eggs or bones or meat. Supposedly that attracts animals. <BR/><BR/>I obviously don't stir enough, but I would think a couple times a week would be okay. In winter, when we have snow or below freezing temps, I don't bother to stir at all (but I do keep adding to the pile). I water in summer if it doesn't rain once a week. I think I read somewhere that you should water once a day if it gets some sun; my grandma and mom used to use "end of the dishes" dishwater. I do that occasionally (and what a great way to use that water rather than waste it). <BR/><BR/>Your garden looks great and must have been SO much work. Wow. The compose bin looks wonderful, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219984.post-1157412732906963842006-09-04T17:32:00.000-06:002006-09-04T17:32:00.000-06:00i'm jealous of your compost bin -- we still need t...i'm jealous of your compost bin -- we still need to build one. now you need to get some rain barrels.<BR/><BR/>this is what i know as far as what is good, foodwise: no meat scraps. eggshells and coffee grounds are great. any vegetable stuff. it's supposed to be wet like a damp sponge. good luck!<BR/><BR/>no clue if you hurt your bulbs or not -- you'll find out in spring! hopefully they are fine, or at worst, will come up but not bloom.mamafitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532203067920083845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219984.post-1157398778523076252006-09-04T13:39:00.000-06:002006-09-04T13:39:00.000-06:00Very, very cool. Your garden will be lovely! The...Very, very cool. Your garden will be lovely! The impatiens are beautiful.suzeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956210633986974375noreply@blogger.com