u/Competitive-Sea-3770

What does your Cairn Terrier smell like?

It's a known fact that they all have a very nice smell and it's not a doggy smell. Our second Cairn Terrier, Digger smelled like sweet grass. Our third Cairn Terrier, Rusty smelled like a sunny day at the beach with salt air. Well except for the time he had a run in with a skunk, but that's a whole other story. Our current Cairn Terrier, Laddy smells like buttered popcorn and even more so when he gets wet.

Has anyone done successful beachcombing on the Delaware Seashore State Park beaches after the storm? Just curious as to what got churned up. I'm also thinking of going to Broadkill or Slaughter beaches this weekend at low tide to do some rock hounding.

Hi everyone. I am new to this type of composting. In our previous yard in Northern Virginia, the ground was mostly good ole' Virginia red clay. We had a compost pile at the beck of our yard where we would dump all the grass clippings after mowing a good sized back yard. We started this pile in 1987. About 7 years ago, we dug up a bunch of that black gold and worked it into the clay soil of our 6 x 12 vegetable garden. It was unbelievable! The vegetables went gangbusters and just would not quite! Bush beans, pole beans, tomatoes, kale, arugula Swiss Chard and spinach. It was incredible.

Fast forward to today, we are located in Delaware close to the ocean where, you guessed it, the soil is pretty sandy. We have a vegetable garden again, but unfortunately not the type of compost pile we had back in Virginia. We purchased an off-the-ground rotating drum composter in 2024 and we were not too pleased with the compost it was making (or rather not making). So, I am trying again this year a little late in the season (beginning of August).

Any recommendations on how many times a week to rotate the drum? I am trying to mix in browns (cut up grocery bags, paper towels, etc.) with the greens. The drum is in a location that receives sun for most of the day. Any advice on how to make this work would be greatly appreciated.