tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post7886798198817542010..comments2023-07-05T02:49:43.912-07:00Comments on Accidentally Frugal: Composting is for sissiesSecret Garden Supper Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09582083653290441344noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post-22739672940483380082008-08-29T07:12:00.000-07:002008-08-29T07:12:00.000-07:00Viva Ruth Stout! Have you seen "Gardening Without...Viva Ruth Stout! Have you seen "Gardening Without Work for the Aging, the Busy and the Indolent" - another of her books, and what a great title! Here's an article about her that I found interesting: http://www.homestead.org/Gardening/Ruth%20Stout%20-%20The%20No-Dig%20Duchess.htm <BR/><BR/>I still compost in bins AND use a version of her layering method - we have a humanure bin and a food compost/yard waste bin...and lots of layers of mulch...but I can definitely second your endorsement of no-till/no-dig.Milkweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358496166576984299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post-88256374285183088232008-08-25T21:40:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:40:00.000-07:00Hi there,I listened to this interview about this g...Hi there,<BR/>I listened to this interview about this guy growing his entire farm on layered compost...he was saying he lives from his farm very well, thank you, and -check this out!- he was off for 15 days in the Bahamas...the journalist was asking:"what about your crop?" he said "Well, I put enough layers, the crop doesn't need me at all"..."but...what about birds...insects...?" "Nah."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post-59527770332149602008-08-25T13:58:00.000-07:002008-08-25T13:58:00.000-07:00I actually have another one of her books called La...I actually have another one of her books called Lasagna Gardening for Herbs. It is a wealth of info! I didn't know she had a garden book too...I will definitely get it next time I am at the library.<BR/>:)Secret Garden Supper Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582083653290441344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post-82641376771855575012008-08-25T12:27:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:27:00.000-07:00Sounds like a book I just checked out at the libra...Sounds like a book I just checked out at the library - "Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding" by Patricia Lanza. I highly recommend it, as it promises to make gardening much easier. This book is widely available.mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270749961198925084noreply@blogger.com