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Gardening

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3. Thanks both of you!

Reply to Kolesar (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 10:43 PM

Dec 2011

I hope this doesn't sound silly, but I have checked out books from the library and even the "simple" gardening ones sometimes seem complicated to me. I guess it's just a matter of time and learning.

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Hi, folks. I have a couple of questions [View all] this bird has flown Dec 2011 OP

Hi! here's a few thoughts and ideas.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #1

Starbucks puts used grounds out for customers to take home for gardening Kolesar Dec 2011 #2

Thanks both of you! this bird has flown Dec 2011 #3

Please ask anything. I (and I am sure others) will provide whatever info we can! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #4

I *do* use coffee grounds as the primary nitrogen source for my vegetable garden Kolesar Dec 2011 #8

What zone are you in? Nothing grows very well in frozen ground. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #5

A good starter place is to set up a worm bin XemaSab Dec 2011 #6

Thanks. I have thought of that... this bird has flown Dec 2011 #7

You can buy the worm castings w/out the worms. beac Dec 2011 #9

I started a worm bin like 3 months ago XemaSab Dec 2011 #12

I looked into doing a worm bin, but our house is so small that I couldn't carve out a place that beac Dec 2011 #13

Where do you live? As for coffe grounds and egg shells, compost them. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #10

This bird is 'stoned Kolesar Dec 2011 #11