Lookie, a post!

After my post about the garden, oh so long ago, I feel I need to update the garden situation. Okay, there isn’t much to update. But! When we were putting the garden to bed (I love saying that, it sounds like I am such a gardener!) we decided to put some compost from our compost bin on top and mix it all in. So John got the shovel and started stirring (maybe the word is “turning”?) the compost and filling a bucket. Lo and behold, there are worms! Right there in the compost! I was giddy. Nothing says, “You are doing the compost thing correctly” than a buncha worms. I stirred them into the beds with my garden claw gold.

Now, here is our highly effective, very efficient way of doing compost: build some sort of structure right outside your back door, then proceed to throw all your random bits of carrot peels, watermelon rinds, eggshells and whatnot in there while standing on the porch, leaning over the railing. Your aim will improve after a while and you won’t spill so much on the ground. Occasionally put in your grass clippings, some leaves, and all your dead flowers. Spent grains from homebrewing, teabags with no metal, and espresso pucks are good additions too. Try to remember to check for free coffee grounds when you visit Starbucks. You don’t even have to buy any coffee there. Stir the compost and water when you remember. Wait about 5 years. Voila! Compost! Black gold! And little brown worms. Lots of little brown worms. (I am sorry that I put 5 incomplete sentences in a row.) Please forgive.

Oh, and don’t forget to put a mousetrap nearby.