Comments on: Something very exciting happened here in July.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Mon, 02 May 2011 02:34:36 +0000

I am so excited to start my own composting. I read your post about your compost container and thought I should do this. Then I didn’t know what I would do with the compost. (I am still new to all of this.) I don’t have time to have a garden so I do container gardening instead. It was so cool to see what you did with your compost. Next year I’ll be doing the same. I really love your blog!! A friend of mine sent me your yogurt recipe and I can’t wait to make it later this week. Keep up the great work.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:30:08 +0000

Our compost pile is in the way back of our yard…just like that, in a pile. We regularly add kitchen waste and yard waste to it. I keep a mini bin with a lid next to my kitchen sink. I must admit I have not been so religious about getting that waste out to the heap lately what with all of the snow to trudge through in order to get there. I use the compost when planting new plants/seeds, and add a ring of it around other plants in the yard. Really love your blog, by the way.

By: The Frugal Girl » Want to take a tour of my frugal backyard?

The Frugal Girl » Want to take a tour of my frugal backyard? — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:50 +0000

[...] There are tomatoes, peppers, basil, and green onions growing here. (to compare, take a look at my plants in August) [...]

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:06:16 +0000

@Steven Mandzik There are plenty of ways to get compost faster. The trade-off is labor vs. time. Also, my experience is that lazy compost takes about 6 months. But what would you use it for in Feb? Kristen, you may already know this but in case you don't: compost is best for leafy things, like your basil. It's the nitrogen. Phosphorus and potassium are best for fruit and roots, but I don't remember which is for which.

By: Steven Mandzik

Steven Mandzik — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:34:37 +0000

Oh man! A whole year, I don’t want to have to wait that long for my compost. I’ve got these great little plants just sitting there waiting for some good stuff!

By: zoe

zoe — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:08:04 +0000

Have you thought about chemicals in your spackle bucket? I would worry about what’s leaching into the food. We’ve been getting leftover icing buckets from the bakery dept @ the grocery store (they give them away!) to grow our stuff in – they’re big, free and food safe too

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:13:24 +0000

I have used compost for years. I’m glad you found it! It’s wonderful.Also thanks for the cinnamon bun recipe. Love it!

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:43 +0000

Completely off subject, but I made the Cheap French Bread today and WOW! My kids think an alien ship has taken their mother and put me in her place because I cannot cook. I guess baking (with yeast, at that!) is a different story. Thank you, Frugal Girl.

Oh yeah, we compost too. It hasn’t matured yet. I get composted horse manure from a farm 30 min away. He loads it for free, and it is pure black gold!

By: Elizabeth B

Elizabeth B — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:16:04 +0000

Squee, OMG, that’s so very cool. Go, you! Congrats on your flourishing plants! That basil plant is a thing of beauty and wonder. ^_^ (I couldn’t get basil to grow for me at all. *sads* I think there’s not enough sun for it: I live in Pacifica, Calif., AKA Fogtown.)

And I wish we had space to compost, but our balcony has gotten pretty crowded as it is.

By: Alea

Alea — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:32:24 +0000

I did it wrong, but my last post was supposed to be a reply to Julia. Oops.

I have used the compost in my gardens (and the results are amazing) and mixed with dirt to plant grass in our yard. I also put a thin layer on the lawn in the spring instead of fertilizer and it greens the lawn up fast.