What I Learned This Week

Earthworms in a new compost bin need to have a light left on at night so they don't escape from the bin, looking for food.  As soon as they find the food in the bin, then you can just leave on a nightlight.

Gardeners can wear tank tops and fleece jackets in the same week.

Once you start planting, you forget how cold or how hot you are.

Onion sets can produce either green onions or large onions depending on how far apart they are planted.  Just don't plant them upside-down.

Those crispy, flat earthworms should have been composted, not thrown in a waste basket.  A friend said he throws his dead chickens into his compost pile.  He added, "It's important to explain the appearance of bones in the compost because your kids may think they are dinosaur bones."

Getting rid of the ant colony in garden 5 with orange organic spray seems to have attracted the moles.  Now what?

Onion odor wafts through the mobile garden shed every time I turn the corner.

When loading up the mobile garden shed, don’t rush because the lawn tractor is quickly approaching.  You may just trip on the curb and fall onto the buckets of garden tools.  I’m just saying…

Telling fourth graders they are going to plant radishes today can bring an enthusiastic round of applause.