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   songbird to Bloke Down The Pub   
   Re: How to inspire confidence!   
   06 Jan 21 09:35:10   
   
   From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Bloke Down The Pub wrote:   
   ...   
   > My kitchen waste goes in to a 2 litre box and that is emptied in to, I would   
   > guess a 50 litre, black compost bin, with a lid to keep the flies, parrots   
   > and ravens at bay.  I have never seen the compost bin more than half full   
   > and that would be on a leaf collection binge.  As the bin is lightweight   
   > plastic with an open bottom I move it about the garden every 3 to 6 months   
   > and just rake what's there in to the current garden bed.   
      
     that would be easy.  :)   
      
     since i use the results that come out of the worm farm as   
   my fertilizer i normally put down trenches in gardens where i   
   need to use it then cover it back up and then plant.  as i've   
   been doing this coming up on 11yrs now it has been interesting   
   to see how the gardens respond and the worm populations change.   
      
     when starting out a new garden in this clay it is often that   
   i won't find any or many worms in the soil as i dig, but after   
   a few years of gardening and using the worm compost i will   
   start finding worms that survive our hot and cold seasons.   
      
     of course the worms love any organic matter i can find and   
   bury in any garden.  full clay isn't their favorite place to   
   be but some clay is preferred over all sandy soils especially   
   for the night crawlers.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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