NOLA Notes

Category: Gardening

Worm Composting in a Nutshell

A few questions arose about the logistics of my worm bin.  I am nothing if not a sharer.  So here’s what I’ve learned so far. Your standard leaf compost pile is good.  But for ubanites that don’t have enough “brown” items, primarily dead leaves, then your pile will be too “green” and not compost so [...]

Got Worms?

Some have called me crazy.  Some have given me puzzled looks and asked, “real worms?” and others just blink and stare. Hi, I’m Nola and I’ve got worms.  And I like it that way. After researching, twittering, talking to experts, sleeping on it, debating, hemming, and hawing, I made a decision and took the plunge [...]

My Green Garden

So, we all know I started a vegetable garden this Spring.  It has been a great new hobby for me.  I have been diligent on slug patrol, watering, tending, witnessing new growth.  I have also rekindled some of my aspiring do-good endeavors, namely, becoming more green. Let’s take the slugs.  I got lots of advise [...]

The Fruits of My Labor

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Slug Fest 2009

My vegetable garden is coming along.  I have several tomato buds;  my cilantro and parsley are quadrupling in size; my shaky basil is regaining strength.  All is well.  Almost. Enter the slug. Yes, I my garden has slugs.  So I filled a couple of caps full of beer and placed them around the garden.  Then [...]

How Does Your Garden Grow?

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero We recently had our backyard cleared of bushes and tree stumps that have been needing to go.  Overall, the yard still needs help.  The previous owner had an in-ground pool and just threw dirt in it when they didn’t want it [...]