Comments for Manure Depot http://manuredepot.com Embracing Our Interdependence With Nature Wed, 16 May 2012 00:55:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Thank You! by Adina http://manuredepot.com/thank-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4516 Adina Wed, 16 May 2012 00:55:21 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=2092#comment-4516 Thank you Ethan. Thank you Ethan.

]]> Comment on Thank You! by Ethan http://manuredepot.com/thank-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4515 Ethan Wed, 16 May 2012 00:51:05 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=2092#comment-4515 You're welcome! Your help is fantastic and it's good to contribute to a worthy cause. You’re welcome! Your help is fantastic and it’s good to contribute to a worthy cause.

]]> Comment on In The Garden: Growing Bitter Melon by Fabiola http://manuredepot.com/in-the-garden-growing-bitter-melon/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 Fabiola Sun, 06 May 2012 05:19:47 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=816#comment-4485 Yes indeed. Thanks a bunch :-) Yes indeed. Thanks a bunch :-)

]]> Comment on In The Garden: Growing Bitter Melon by Adina http://manuredepot.com/in-the-garden-growing-bitter-melon/comment-page-1/#comment-4478 Adina Sat, 05 May 2012 01:00:14 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=816#comment-4478 oh okay Fabiola, sorry to have misunderstood. Well it grows here in zone 9b everywhere. People think it is a weed and they jerk it out of the ground. You can definitely use the leaves of the wild plant as well as the leaves of the cultivated bitter melon. Check for it on sunny fences, and going up untended landscapes. If all else fails ask your Jamaican friends if they have seen any wild cerasee. Although it burns down in temps below 40 it is likely to come back from seed when the temperatures rise. I hope this helps you. oh okay Fabiola, sorry to have misunderstood. Well it grows here in zone 9b everywhere. People think it is a weed and they jerk it out of the ground. You can definitely use the leaves of the wild plant as well as the leaves of the cultivated bitter melon. Check for it on sunny fences, and going up untended landscapes. If all else fails ask your Jamaican friends if they have seen any wild cerasee. Although it burns down in temps below 40 it is likely to come back from seed when the temperatures rise. I hope this helps you.

]]> Comment on In The Garden: Growing Bitter Melon by Fabiola http://manuredepot.com/in-the-garden-growing-bitter-melon/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 Fabiola Fri, 04 May 2012 13:47:10 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=816#comment-4477 Oh wow, cool......funny I just came from an Asian store yesterday saw the plant, lol. I'm curious about the leaves. This may sound strange, but I really want to know where can I get the leaves from. Whose fence can I go to so I can get some leaves & boil them for tea, lol? Oh wow, cool……funny I just came from an Asian store yesterday saw the plant, lol. I’m curious about the leaves. This may sound strange, but I really want to know where can I get the leaves from. Whose fence can I go to so I can get some leaves & boil them for tea, lol?

]]> Comment on In The Garden: Growing Bitter Melon by Adina http://manuredepot.com/in-the-garden-growing-bitter-melon/comment-page-1/#comment-4422 Adina Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:05:06 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=816#comment-4422 Hi Fabiola. Y'all can grow it there in Orlando, or if you want to buy the fruit look for it in an Asian grocery store. Hi Fabiola. Y’all can grow it there in Orlando, or if you want to buy the fruit look for it in an Asian grocery store.

]]> Comment on In The Garden: Growing Bitter Melon by Fabiola http://manuredepot.com/in-the-garden-growing-bitter-melon/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 Fabiola Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:37:16 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=816#comment-4415 Where can I get them in Orlando FL? Where can I get them in Orlando FL?

]]> Comment on The No Till No Dig Way: Revisiting The Lasagna Garden Mound by Adina http://manuredepot.com/the-no-till-no-dig-way-revisiting-the-lasagna-garden-mound/comment-page-1/#comment-4385 Adina Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:45:40 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=1179#comment-4385 Right on Denise. I look forward to hearing how it goes. Right on Denise. I look forward to hearing how it goes.

]]> Comment on The No Till No Dig Way: Revisiting The Lasagna Garden Mound by denise hundsrucker http://manuredepot.com/the-no-till-no-dig-way-revisiting-the-lasagna-garden-mound/comment-page-1/#comment-4384 denise hundsrucker Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:20:45 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=1179#comment-4384 this is my first mound garden....I will keep you posted. this is my first mound garden….I will keep you posted.

]]> Comment on Composting: To Turn or Not To Turn? by Adina http://manuredepot.com/composting-to-turn-or-not-to-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-4376 Adina Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:19:13 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=1681#comment-4376 Kari, No matter how the weather is, 50% moisture, or <em>wrung out sponge like</em> is still proper. To help retain moisture, and nitrogen, stop turning that pile. Turning will dry the pile out, and unnecessary turning causes the release of future nitrogen in the form of less stable ammonia gas. With regular turning you could be diminishing the available nitrogen in your finished compost by as much as 15%, and you will see far fewer worms in a pile that is constantly being turned. Kari, No matter how the weather is, 50% moisture, or wrung out sponge like is still proper. To help retain moisture, and nitrogen, stop turning that pile. Turning will dry the pile out, and unnecessary turning causes the release of future nitrogen in the form of less stable ammonia gas. With regular turning you could be diminishing the available nitrogen in your finished compost by as much as 15%, and you will see far fewer worms in a pile that is constantly being turned.

]]> Comment on Composting: To Turn or Not To Turn? by Kari http://manuredepot.com/composting-to-turn-or-not-to-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-4374 Kari Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:11:35 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=1681#comment-4374 Hi Adina! Thanks for the response. :Last summer I had piles that were about 3x4' and they dried out and they were well watered (to wrung out sponge stage) and turned once a week. We did have a drought as well as 110 degree weather for 2 months, so that certainly didn't help. Hopefully, we won't have a repeat of that this year. That was unusual. So, if the weather is in the 100s, should I just wet it more than the wrung out sponge stage? Hi Adina!

Thanks for the response. :Last summer I had piles that were about 3×4′ and they dried out and they were well watered (to wrung out sponge stage) and turned once a week. We did have a drought as well as 110 degree weather for 2 months, so that certainly didn’t help. Hopefully, we won’t have a repeat of that this year. That was unusual.

So, if the weather is in the 100s, should I just wet it more than the wrung out sponge stage?

]]> Comment on Composting: To Turn or Not To Turn? by Adina http://manuredepot.com/composting-to-turn-or-not-to-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 Adina Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:33:13 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/?p=1681#comment-4370 Hi Kari, If you water your compost pile whenever you add stuff, or if you are layering in lots of material at once water each layer as you add it, you will not have trouble with uniform moisture. When ever I dump a bucket of kitchen wastes into the compost I rinse out the bucket and pour the rinse water into the compost. Then I cover over the new addition in a few inches of carbonaceous wastes and rinse and pour once more. Huge deep piles of compost are an excellent way to deal with holding water in droughty conditions. Hi Kari, If you water your compost pile whenever you add stuff, or if you are layering in lots of material at once water each layer as you add it, you will not have trouble with uniform moisture. When ever I dump a bucket of kitchen wastes into the compost I rinse out the bucket and pour the rinse water into the compost. Then I cover over the new addition in a few inches of carbonaceous wastes and rinse and pour once more. Huge deep piles of compost are an excellent way to deal with holding water in droughty conditions.

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