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Gardening for Worms and Butterflies
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Started this discussion. Last reply by tony hopkins Jan 14, 2011.

Tomato Blight?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by kctomato Aug 12, 2009.

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Kathryn Major replied to Christine Detrick's discussion 'Composting grass'

I don't think the amount of time left in the bag is a critical factor; it's more important that the green-to-brown ratio be kept 50/50. I'm guessing most of what you had was more on the green side, so do you have more brown…

May 4, 2011

tony hopkins replied to Kathryn Major's discussion 'Gardening for Worms and Butterflies'

i have a pretty nice native prairie perrenial garden it seems to bring alot of butterfly's hummingbirds, and goldfinches. my friend has a nice sized worm bin

Jan 14, 2011

Kathryn Major replied to Kathryn Major's discussion 'Gardening for Worms and Butterflies'

I've tried a worm farm and did pretty well, but then I got too busy to keep it up and decided to set my guys free in my compost pile until I had time to build a better home for them. Recently read an article about worm tubes which has inspired…

Nov 18, 2010

Gardening for Worms and Butterflies

Anyone else doing worm composting, worm farms, or worm tubes? How about butterfly gardens?See More

Discussion posted by Kathryn Major Nov 18, 2010

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Kathryn Major replied to Debbie's discussion 'Want a compost pile'

I have a hard time staying on top of my compost pile--too many things to do and not enough energy or daylight. This year I bought one of the black ecocomposter balls at Costco, and although the volume is smaller, I'm better able to keep up with…

Nov 18, 2010

Kathryn Major replied to Mark Schull's discussion 'Mandavilla Question'

I have overwintered my mandevilla for three years now. I keep it potted on my deck until temps start to get cold, then I bring it into my garage. I have a large window and two flourescent shop lights that I keep on a timer all winter for a number of…

Nov 18, 2010

Vermicomposting/worm farm

I just started a small worm farm this weekend in my heated garage in an old multi-tier litter box, and I'm wondering if anyone else is vermicomposting and has any pointers. I bought some red wigglers at a local bait shop so I could have them immediately and skip the shipping. I've wanted to do this for a long time and the mood just seized me as I was digging up my calla bulbs for winter storage. I've looked at lots of websites, but since I'm starting small, I'm curious whether anyone else has…See More

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kctomato replied to Kathryn Major's discussion 'Tomato Blight?'

here is a photo of septoria symptoms here are typical early blight lesions (usually larger than septoria and often have concentric rings which give it a target like appearance)

Aug 12, 2009

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Gardening Expertise: Pretty Darn Good

About Me:: I love native gardening, and we have a rain garden, finch garden, and butterfly garden on various sides of the house. I put gardens anywhere that's difficult to mow. I keep an indoor jungle for plants overwintering in the garage and herbs and veggies growing through winter under the lights. I also have a small orchid collection.