Before I left for a two week road trip I planted potatoes outside, planted flowers, tomatoes and eggplant seed in the AeroGro (hydroponic system) and put my first batch of indoor starts into the hay bale greenhouse. I set two watering systems with timers. I fed the red wigglers and left them in their cozy…
Recently I was asked if Red Wigglers (Eisenia fetida) are invasive and therefore unsafe to place in the compost pile. I did some initial research and learned that wigglers are not invasive or dangerous if released outside. For one thing, they have a very limited temperature range. Red wigglers cannot survive below 40 degrees and above…
The wind kicked up on my day off so I am tending to things indoors. No problem: I have my indoor projects to fuss over. The seeds that I started under lights and in the AeroGrow are doing well. Four dahlias sprouted. Dahlias are one of my favorite flowers, and previously I planted them using…