Today I took care of my two grand nephews. I watched them at Meme's house. Meme is their grandmother. The boys ate apples and I drank coffee. I grabbed a plastic grocery sack ( Yes, she still has plastic grocery sacks), and put the apple core, apple peels, coffee grounds and coffee filters into it. I then put the sack on the kitchen counter so I would not forget to take it home for the compost pile and worm bin.
A few hours later, Meme comes back and wants to know what's in the sack. I said, "Stuff for my compost pile." She got the you've got to be kidding me?? how did I pick you as a best friend???? look on her face and handed me the bag with two fingers barely touching it.
A few years ago she was surprised that my compost pile did not "smell." She actually asked, "Why doesn't it smell?" I told her that compost should not smell.
I am going to try to convince her to put compostable stuff in her freezer and save it for my worms. My worms really need more food now that there are bazillions of them.
Come on family and friends celebrate Earth Day and help me feed the poor hungry worms in small town Texas.
I am going back to watch the boys again tomorrow and I am going to steal her garbage again.
Get ready everyone, there will be snarky comments.
Letting the garden grow
12 hours ago
Earthworm feeding is truly an Earth Day celebratory event! Happy Day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by diana. I agree and happy earth day to you too.
ReplyDeleteI celebrated Earth Day by promoting my favorite private nursery. Girl, you are so funny but a true sweet friend to those you take care of.
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ReplyDeleteWell, heck. Why not use perfectly good gargage? It's better than sending it to the ladfill. I really am going to start a compost pile this year. It's a smart decision and very earth friendly!
ReplyDeleteHi cinj, Yeah I have a convert. Well I am counting you as a convert. It really doesn't smell. Do you need werms?
ReplyDeleteHi anna, thanks. Enjoy your great local nursery. I know I do. My great friends take care of my right back :)
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ReplyDeletesister woman, i will play scrabble with you as soon as i get back from conroe and you take your nepehws and smack them up side their collective heads. jack's blog looks great.
ReplyDeleteOkay, okay! Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteHa!!!! I know just how you feel. I hate passing up *any* compostables, and when I'm travelling through communities that still bag their leaves and grass and put them out on the curb, it just kills me to leave them there (but alas, it would kill my fellow travelers if I took them!)...
ReplyDeleteourfriendben, I swipe bagged leaves too.
ReplyDeleteI need to learn everything about composting. I haven't noticed as many worms here as we had around my old yard, but this yard is tons bigger so I may not be seeing them. Not so many blacktop surfaces here either so I don't feel the need to play "worm hero" as much as I used to either.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter was surprised to find out that eaten food didn't have to be thrown in the garbage. We still have much to learn!
Our old community does the leaves on the curb pick up, but it's all delivered to a local compost pile so I don't feel too horrible about it when I need to pass all of those bags by.
Hi cinj, there is plenty of composting information to be found on line. Really, all you need is a space to collect your stuff and compost will happen over time. You can even trench compost by digging a hole, putting your compostables in it, and burying them.
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day to you and your worms! You're smart to ask her to freeze scraps for you, since that breaks down the cellular structure and makes the food available to them more quickly.
ReplyDeleteHi lisa, I had her keep the scraps in the freezer so she would not have to deal with any mess. The cell blowing ability of freezing temps just makes compost faster. Works great.
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