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I only have one teensy tidal wave of a concern. If I make it too mucky, where it does not drain well, then a classic problem also found...

Sandbags for a living terrace wall ! I like that idea. The idea of terracing a hillside and creating a level garden where there was not...

It belongs to these guys. But I have a heavy duty sewing machine and fully intend to use weed fabric in a way for which it is not...

That is a brilliant idea Dirtmechanic!

I have a tip. Put compost and sand in a weatherable bag for small retaining walls, then plant in the upper face of the bag for a living...

I’ve never had a problem with a large quantity of any input, in another month I’ll have all the leftovers from the first broccoli and...

I just culled most of a mixed cover crop that got away from me a bit, so now I have a rather substantial pile of brassica stalks to...

Over the course of the year I add many thin sprinklings of coffee grounds to the rhododendrons, blueberries, and raspberries-- basically...

@Branching Out, I used to dump my coffee grounds in a used ice cream plastic tub with a handle and dump it in my garden. Stopped doing...

I agree. This is a 20 ft long double bin, 8 ft wide. Each 10ft. Section has a movable divider that allows me to flip it from one to the...

So a while back I said that I don't turn my compost, but I am having to dial that one back a bit. Today was warm enough to be out in...

Mice and rats can chew through anything, even plastic. Our shop vacuum has a hole in the top now. I guess a mouse was looking for a...

If your leaves had been LIMED, the rats wouldn't have like them so well. :sick:lol:

You are so right. I may have been caught up in how beautiful the dry fall leaves looked when I used them to top off the compost bin...

I found a different place to dump soiled bedding this winter, so as to keep one area free for compost excavation. Last year's stall dump...