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So, after your order comes, place $40.00 worth in a good vermipost bin, and place the other $40.00 worth in your BTE. Feed both batches well, and in a couple month's time, you will at least have recouped your initial investment. Or buy the smallest amount you can get, and put them in a bin...

Your logic is sound. I say go for it. What do you have to loose? This last statement/question is becoming my summer mantra. That along with, "What could possibly go wrong?" I'm driving my hubby crazy with that! ;)

If you do buy worms, don't bother putting them on the chicken side. They will turn into an expensive treat. One other consideration that would work well for you: Inoculate your garden with some Wine Cap Mushroom spawn. WC and BTE go together like a hand and glove.

I like your thought process, and am envious that you have enough room to do the garden split. As for adding the worms: My birds are in a 500 s.f. run that has been DL managed. The DL is loaded with red worms. I do not believe they are the typical worms sold for vermiposting. B/C, when I've...

My HK is in it's 3rd season now, and is finally coming into it's own. The squash planted there was watered in the seedling stage, but has received no care since then, It's growing and blooming. I intend to "neglect" it and see how it fares. Plants look good and green except for some wilt and...

No. But a lot of folks remove the sod, then place it upside down on top of the wood. The ideal HK mound has quite a bit of soil heaped on top of the wood. Mine is a mickey mouse affair. No equipment to trench the soil, so wood is just piled up, actually piled against a bank where the leveled...

As for mulch and trees, common teaching says it should not be up against the tree trunks. However, if we are to take our instruction from the Creator, mulch in the forest does go right up against the trunks and those trees seem to benefit from it. In my BTE orchard, I have a ring of garlic and...

I know they can be invasive once introduced. That is why I think putting them in the ditch is the perfect place for them. They grow naturally in that environment, and will not spread across my property. However, when working in the HK today, I found what looks very much like a clump of JW...

I am currently trying to propagate jewel weed from seed. Have not been successful yet. Most recent attempt was refrigerated, with intermittent periods of freezing. They got buried in the freezer, and I just found them a couple days ago. They are currently sitting in a wet paper towel on my...

Siberian Pea is notoriously slow to germinate. I have 3 Sib. Peas in bloom, so should have a good crop of seeds for further seeding.

Termites shouldn't be a problem unless they move into your home! Doubtful they'd take up residence in wood chips. but, they would in the pine. They would certainly break it down faster.

Yes, this is HK on a small scale. The more rotten or punky this material is, the better.

If you want to go incognito, you must walk or take public transportation, and not carry a cell phone. However, if this country goes the way of China, even the pedestrian can be tracked. Our newest car had the tire warning light come on. The next week, we received a Toyota mailing offering a...

As for controlling them around property: keep the grass mowed. Don't leave standing water around unless it's a controlled situation: I actually use standing water as a mosquito breeding ground: Keep a rain barrel with either mosquito dunks or a few gold fish. The mosquitoes lay eggs there...

Maggie is a Jack Russel Terrier mix. 2.5 years old. Notice her receiver collar? That thing is worth it's weight in gold. With her prey drive, she'd have been long dead without that collar! It allows her to have the run of most of the yard without having to be hitched to a cable or fenced in.

Wine cap grown in wood chips in BTE garden.

Dog's name is Maggie. She is a good mouser, and also kills other small critters. Evidently ate a critter yesterday that made her sick. She kept me up all night.

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It's an old timer's trick.

Here's a warning to all who intend to use matches as a source of Sulphur for your pepper plants: Read the ingredient label first! i bought a box of Diamond greenlight matches. Should be ok, yeah? Made in USA since 1881. So... that is a good thing, right? After reading the ingredient list...