Compost Guy

Lady Bug-08-12-09

Compost Guy — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:19:38 +0000

Last summer I wrote about the serious aphid infestation on my honeysuckle bush, and my serendipitous encounter with lots of lady bug larvae on my fence (larvae that I then moved over to the honeysuckle). As it turned out, my … >> READ MORE <<

Molting Centipede-08-01-08

Compost Guy — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:18:51 +0000

I captured these images while I was over at my dad’s place building composting beds in his yard. I’ve never seen a centipede molting before, so I thought it was pretty cool!
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Food Scrap Holder-11-08-06

Compost Guy — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:05:41 +0000

Not one of my better images, but this milk carton (and others like it) served me very well! Before switching over to an “official” food scrap hold (a plastic jobby that holds “official” BioBag inserts! haha), I always used to … >> READ MORE <<

Pig Waste Composting

Compost Guy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:35:09 +0000

This set of images definitely represents a “blast from the past”. I took them while I was working on my (ill-fated) masters program at the University of Guelph (04/05). My project involved composting liquid pig waste mixed with straw, using … >> READ MORE <<

Sunflower & Bumble Bee 08-10-09

Compost Guy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:52:31 +0000

Last summer I had a lot of fun taking pictures of the various sunflowers in my all natural “privacy fence” – I used a seed mix called “Monet’s Pallete“, and it certainly lived up to the … >> READ MORE <<

Winter Composting 2010

Compost Guy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:58:35 +0000

This year’s winter worm composting windrow

Those who have followed this blog at one time or another, or at least toured around the site, will likely know that I get a kick out of setting up winter composting systems every … >> READ MORE <<

My First Winter Worm Composting System

Compost Guy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:45:05 +0000

By Dave Pawson

I’m UK based (Cambridgeshire) and new to vermiculture. Last summer I purchased 2lbs Dendrobaeana worms (European Nightcrawlers – Dendrobaena veneta / Eisenia hortensis) from Kathy at Witneyveg.blogspot.com. I’d already built two containers for my garden … >> READ MORE <<

Why Raised Beds?

Compost Guy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:05:35 +0000

By Cassandra Truax

Three Ways Raised Bed Gardening Makes Life Easier

Why garden with a raised bed?

Let me answer that question with another question. Why not? I started my first raised bed garden out of desperation. I live on … >> READ MORE <<

Building Block Composting System

Compost Guy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:06:06 +0000

I came across this cool video while I was doing some searching for my new ‘Compost Bin Plans‘ site (and have included this video there as well). It is more the concept itself, rather than the technical building … >> READ MORE <<

Compost Bin Plans – DIY Composters & More!

Compost Guy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:17:13 +0000

Hi Folks! Sorry I’ve let the site go silent for so long (yes, a recurring problem – haha). I think the important thing is that I don’t completely give up on it – nor will I likely ever do so … >> READ MORE <<