Comments on: Invertebrates of the Compost Pile http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/ Embracing Our Interdependence With Nature Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:26:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Adina http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-3748 Adina Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:25:21 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-3748 Hey Bobby, thanks so much for your comment. I know about that GA clay. On the bright side I hear y'all don't need a pond liner to hold the water in your ponds. Isn't it excellent how raised beds work with rocky, clayey, or sandy soil just the same? Best of luck to you in your garden and for your generous plans for the future. Hey Bobby, thanks so much for your comment. I know about that GA clay. On the bright side I hear y’all don’t need a pond liner to hold the water in your ponds. Isn’t it excellent how raised beds work with rocky, clayey, or sandy soil just the same? Best of luck to you in your garden and for your generous plans for the future.

]]> By: bobby http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-3747 bobby Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:29:52 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-3747 HI ADINA,great articles on composting,myself im a composting nut,always collecting compost material,just hauled 8 truck loads of bunny poop, I have just a small garden ,but i have been building raised beds for neighbors, not many GA gardeners i know of have raised beds,this clay soil not clay when i get through with it, i had okra plants if not world records veryyyyy close,11 ft tall 3 or 4 inches round, had to cut them down with a saw roots veryyy deep, someday if i win lottery would like to plant all of GA ORGANIC, GIVE ALL THE FOOD TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, but thanks SOOOOO MUCH for all your onfo on gardening, may god bless you, keep u healthy to garden for as long as u like,tu BOBBY HI ADINA,great articles on composting,myself im a composting nut,always collecting compost material,just hauled 8 truck loads of bunny poop, I have just a small garden ,but i have been building raised beds for neighbors, not many GA gardeners i know of have raised beds,this clay soil not clay when i get through with it, i had okra plants if not world records veryyyyy close,11 ft tall 3 or 4 inches round, had to cut them down with a saw roots veryyy deep, someday if i win lottery would like to plant all of GA ORGANIC, GIVE ALL THE FOOD TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, but thanks SOOOOO MUCH for all your onfo on gardening, may god bless you, keep u healthy to garden for as long as u like,tu BOBBY

]]> By: admin http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-435 admin Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:41:30 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-435 Thanks for your comment Ethan. I learned from our conversation earlier that you know your little composter has an unbalanced ration of carbon to nitrogen. The ratio should be carbon 4 or 5 parts to 1 part of nitrogen. More carbonaceous products..like your excellent autumn leaves will help with those maggots as well as any smells coming out of there, and help turn your kitchen garbage to beautiful compost. Best of luck to you. Thanks for your comment Ethan. I learned from our conversation earlier that you know your little composter has an unbalanced ration of carbon to nitrogen. The ratio should be carbon 4 or 5 parts to 1 part of nitrogen. More carbonaceous products..like your excellent autumn leaves will help with those maggots as well as any smells coming out of there, and help turn your kitchen garbage to beautiful compost. Best of luck to you.

]]> By: hermano Ethan http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-434 hermano Ethan Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:39:02 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-434 I have loads of flies and maggots in my closed composter. When it warms above freezing, I like to leave the composter open. It seems to me that this is helpful for decomposition. However, as I've said to you before, I'm not doing enough with this closed composter to get the decomposition process going quickly. Thanks for posting this great article. I have loads of flies and maggots in my closed composter. When it warms above freezing, I like to leave the composter open. It seems to me that this is helpful for decomposition. However, as I’ve said to you before, I’m not doing enough with this closed composter to get the decomposition process going quickly.

Thanks for posting this great article.

]]> By: admin http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-11 admin Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:36:20 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-11 Thanks for your comment Naomi. You and I are doing a similar experiment at the same time. I have a freshly composted bed, ready for planting, and I am trying this no dig kind of gardening. I am not therefore turning this soil before planting into it. I did scrape a few weed starts off of the surface, and when I did that I saw fire ants everywhere. I planted seeds and transplants right into that bed anyway, and I am going to have to wait and see what happens. Stay in touch about your garden experiences. We appreciate your comments! :D Thanks for your comment Naomi. You and I are doing a similar experiment at the same time. I have a freshly composted bed, ready for planting, and I am trying this no dig kind of gardening. I am not therefore turning this soil before planting into it. I did scrape a few weed starts off of the surface, and when I did that I saw fire ants everywhere. I planted seeds and transplants right into that bed anyway, and I am going to have to wait and see what happens. Stay in touch about your garden experiences. We appreciate your comments! :D

]]> By: Naomi Wilansky http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Naomi Wilansky Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:57:19 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-10 Wow, that was fascinating! Now I know why my compost has so many critters in it. I had no idea that they all had a purpose there. The ants particularly interested me since we had that problem of biting ants in the compost and weren't sure whether or not to put the soil in the garden. Since they didn't mention it, I guess we did the right thing since they are expected to be in compost. But we'll see for sure when we work in our garden and if it's a nightmare because of biting ants or not. Thanks for the info, Naomi Wow, that was fascinating! Now I know why my compost has so many critters in it. I had no idea that they all had a purpose there. The ants particularly interested me since we had that problem of biting ants in the compost and weren’t sure whether or not to put the soil in the garden. Since they didn’t mention it, I guess we did the right thing since they are expected to be in compost. But we’ll see for sure when we work in our garden and if it’s a nightmare because of biting ants or not.
Thanks for the info,
Naomi

]]> By: admin http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-6 admin Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:35:35 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-6 Thanks for your comments Danny. :D Thanks for your comments Danny. :D

]]> By: Danny http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Danny Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:24:10 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-5 Perfect language skills too. Perfect language skills too.

]]> By: Danny http://manuredepot.com/invertebrates-of-the-compost-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Danny Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:23:49 +0000 http://manuredepot.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-4 That is a long highly technical and long. How do you know so much? I very rarely run across people who cover a subject so thoroughly .Very interesting. Nice theme. That is a long highly technical and long. How do you know so much? I very rarely run across people who cover a subject so thoroughly .Very interesting. Nice theme.

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