Springtime

[Smoke]

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to drop a note..Finally having some decent wether here this week, was up in the mid -high 60's. We were supposed to have rain the last 4 days but it's been pretty nice.

Got some clean up done outside. Trying to get the garden ready. I ordered quite a few tomato plants this year...I did some sun dried tomatos last year and really enjoyed them over the winter. I also came across a great dill pickle recipe...which is also good for garlic. I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

Hope you are all enjoying the spring.

I did see MN weather the other day Pam...something about a foot of snow...spring will come to you soon to.

Take Care.

[fish]

It's true.

Here the real sign is the peepers. In fall, the crickets sing the summer out, and in spring the peepers sing the summer in.

Tough winter. I raked the border between the road and our hedges. Must have had a couple of inches of sand . Have to hope the salt won't kill the new trees.

Hey, Smoke, do you do worms ? EZ to raise, they produce just about the best fertilizer you can find, and just about for free.

Having a little trouble with the internet connection at this end. Expect it fixed tomorrow. See you then.

keep the faith.

fish

[Smoke]

No I never actually raised them...whats involved?

A few years back I had worms in my garden the size of a small snake...Seriously!..they were the biggest garden worm I'd ever seen...bigger than a nice night crawler. It was funny because when I went to pull the garlic they would keep moving down the row and coming out. Not sure what was in the soil that year that they liked. I know they always say it's good to have worms in your garden.

[fish]

Smoke,

These are not worms for your garden, although you could make them free range worms. These are worms for your gardening. These worms are raised in bins in your basement or garage.

Don't be put off. Check it out. It is worth it.

They convert your organic garbage into highly potent "castings" .

The bins are cheap, the worms are cheap, there is no smell, there is little effort, and there is a lot of fertilizer.

Quick search for “red worms” had 90K hits. Give it a try. Also try "worm castings" or "worm tea"

Here are a couple.

www.victoryseeds.com/joeharmony/index.html

www.redwormcomposting.com/


fish