On 07/10/2015 02:18 PM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:

Before planting, I dig radish and carrots greens from
store bought organic produce. Now that my little garden
is in full swing, I am not going to be digging anything
under.

Is there any reason I can not just save these green in a
brown paper bag until after the growing season, then
dig them under? Seems like a waste to throw them away.

anything that won't regrow is good worm food.
left on the surface in your sunshine it will
dry out and then could be dug in later. no
need to save in a paper bag.

i put almost everything through the worm bins.
some things are better off being dehydrated first
(carrot tops, brocolli stems, beet tops, onion
bottoms, potato peels) everything else the worms
eventually turn into primo fertilizer...


songbird


Every open space in my tiny garden is covered in purslane.
Big huge yummy branches too. Makes great salads! I raid
it every weekend to make salar fixings that can be thrown
together at a moments notice during the week. I think
of it as my home made Fast Food. I make a great Primal
Ranch dressing and a great Primal Blue Cheese dressing.
I eat very well. I use Purslane instead of lettuce. Was
more nutrition and very low carb

My concern about throwing it on top is that it would be
a hiding place for squash bug eggs and powder mold spores.

One of the vitamin vendors my wife orders from takes
compostable brown paper (I asked) and puts it through
a shredder, but doesn't tear it off the paper at
the end. They use it for padding. I dig it under.
The Zuke I have living on top of it seems to be
enjoying it! Dug under carrot tops with it too.