I started this series many many years ago, found out how many books were in the series (it was 10 at the time I think, maybe 12) and got discouraged.
Some time later I made it through almost half, and some things happened so that I couldn't read them.
Now im back again, starting from the beginning(if there is any such thing as a beginning).
I drilled a dozen or so 1 inch holes in the bottom and sides of a 30 gallon plastic tote, added about 5 inches of dry leaves. On top of that was kitchen scraps and a roasted chicken carcass, and I topped it off with another 5 inches or so of dry leaves. A few days later I opened the lid (no holes im the lid and its in a semi shady spot) to add more scraps and spoiled milk and probably a quart of rain water. There was no smell of rot and no flies around it when I added the second helping of kitchen waste. I dont have any greens to add yet, im too lazy to rake up grass clippings when I even bother to mow. Have I already messed up or should I just let it ride? Also, its sitting on the ground so hopefully worms will work their way into it a some point.
I want to add some berry bushes to my very slowly developing backyard orchard. I was thinking of using large planters or grow bags because the soil is trash. What are some good choices for my zone?
I have a callery pears that ive removed the limbs from in my front yard. Ive been trying to figure out what to do with the 6 foot trunk and thought it would be cool to turn it into sculpture. Are there any chainsaw carvers around burlington?
There is a huge sweet gum tree right on the property line. Its got to be nearly 60 feet tall. The roots grow past the middle of my backyard. I like the tree well enough but im worried that anything i plant back there will suffer because of the tree hogging nutrients. I have 2 figs in the ground that have been there almost a year and they are looking stunted. Now, it may be that they are still recovering from being pit in the ground but it got me thinking that apples or Plums might not do well. I have been thinking of putting small fruit trees and berry bushes in big containers to avoid any problems with roots from the sweet gum. Is that a viable option?