Tag: compost
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Planetary boundaries and habitat gardening: soil and carbon
I said in my last post that I would write a series to tackle the links between gardening/landscaping practices and planetary boundaries, with recommendations on how to shift your practices. This is the first such post, with recommendations specifically related to gardening-related CO2 emissions and climate change. (CO2 is just one greenhouse gas, and others…
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Inspiration
I consider myself a lifelong learner, constantly expanding my skills and awareness. I’ve gravitated towards specific areas, including the environment (particularly climate change, biodiversity, soil, plants, ecology, and ecological living) and community change (democracy, community and political organizing, topics related to democratic socialism and an equitable society—anti-racism and anti-xenophobia), and reading often provides the vehicle…
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Dipping Back In
It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote a blog post. Why? Life. Introspection. I didn’t want to write and publish just for the sake of it. I think I’m ready to share what I’ve been thinking and doing in the 21 months since my last blog post. First and foremost, yes, I’ve been…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Irrigation
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
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What are all those leaf bags about? Part 4: making leaf mold.
I will have more to say later about leaves, leaf mold, and composting, but let’s end this little series with a post I wrote for Cool Boulder about a year ago. Skip the Yard Bag and Give Leaf Mold a Go—It’s Worth the Effort! Many City of Boulder residents are befuddled by the change in…
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What’s with all those leaf bags? Part 3: soil health.
I said in the last Pollinator Post that the main point of amending with compost isn’t to add nutrients for plants; it’s to support soil health, water infiltration, soil texture, and soil structure. Let’s get into that. Soil health is “the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants,…
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What are all those leaf bags about? Part 2: quality.
This is the second post in a series explaining why I have 50 leaf bags in front of my house. If you missed the first post about the financial angle, check it out here. The costs that I gave for compost last week were for the cheapest stuff out there. If you’re growing things, you…
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What are all those leaf bags about? Part 1: show me the money.
Anyone walking by our home can see a stacked row of kraft yard waste bags against the north side. Recently, an entrepreneurial fellow stopped by to ask if we would like to pay him to haul them away. Maybe now is a good time to start to explain. I am a master composter. I studied…
