tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post8524718524435879919..comments2024-03-27T18:07:43.918-07:00Comments on Daniel's Pacific NW Garden: The effect of compost. Kitchen garden winter prep. 12.7.14Daniel Wachenheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-82336119016431297172014-12-11T20:41:32.763-08:002014-12-11T20:41:32.763-08:00How interesting - I have not read the Nearings. I...How interesting - I have not read the Nearings. I checked Amazon, nothing on e-books but there are used ones.<br /><br />I used to bury kitchen scraps - I think some call it "trench composting". You make a good point - the earthworms love that method and it really enriches the soil.<br /><br />I don't know the best approach for mice. Some people are against traps, others think they are OK. Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-44867289014541744832014-12-11T13:53:24.818-08:002014-12-11T13:53:24.818-08:00Wonderful photo of garden during down time. Diggi...Wonderful photo of garden during down time. Digging is over rated; I let the worms do the work for me and of course you need to feed them or they will be angry and ran off. I'm the lazy sort who believe in "gardening without an aching back." Have you ever heard of Scott and Helen Nearing? They are people ahead of their time. The book is out of print and hard to find. <br />I bury my kitchen scraps under a heavy terra cotta pot to deter the mice. Most of the time it works except the coon turn the pot over. In 2 weeks all the scraps gone and the particular spot full of worms while other part of the yard without the scarps is hard clay and low nutrient no worm or any critters.<br />I just have to put up with the mice because I don't want to use D-con since I have a cat that visit me often. I have too many potted orchids for the mice to hid outside and if I forget to close the door behind me they can sneak in. lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657961543274999017noreply@blogger.com