Today was a busy day! Almost all of the perennial beds got mulched after mowing (don’t worry, there’s still tons of long grasses and clovers for the bugs). Our plums are setting fruit, blueberries and serviceberries are ripening, and I’ve confirmed that the birds know about all of my haskaps. Tomatoes are climbing, pumpkins are running, and my replacement peppers are looking happy, but I’ll be more excited when I start seeing them fruit.
What’s growing on with you all?
That sounds wonderful! I really enjoy letting our lettuce cross and seeing the patterns of the next generation.
Always ask what their deworming schedule is like, or how long they’ve aged their manure. It’s good stuff, but even a few ppm of common deworming treatments can persist and cause problems for gardens and especially worm bins
Oh, that is a very good tip - didn’t think of that. I did find what appeared to be an older pile during a “recon”, and found quite some worms there then. How long since the deworming treatment would you consider safe? They have a larger depot of manure around the corner, with fresher stuff.
A general rule of thumb is aged 1 year, especially if you don’t know what they use or if they board/breed horses since there’s a lot of variability there. If the part of the pile you’re digging into had a good worm population that’s a good sign for that section, but if you get into another area and the worms vanish then don’t include that in what you take
Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind!