My jalapeno peppers have done very well under the lights indoors. After planting them out, I have noticed white squiggly lines on the leaves. After a little bit of searching online I believe leaf miners are the culprit. I don’t want to use pesticides on my garden so I have been removing the affected leaves and “disposing” of the leaf. This has been working well. It is best to remove the leaf or the affected part of the leaf before they have a chance to do a lot of damage and spread.
The bottom tray of my rubbermaid stacked bin is ready to harvest. The bottom tray is a little wet and full of worms, so I am going to let it dry out a little before harvesting. A lot of worms still remain in the bottom tray so I set this tray on top of my other single container bin. This will give the worms an opportunity to move down into the other bin. I will harvest in a couple of weeks.
Here is a series of photos over about a weeks time. The worms love cantaloupe. They eat everything but the skin and seeds very quickly. The seeds germinate and sprout in the worm bin. The sprouts will then continue to feed the worms after they have consumed the cantaloupe.
It has been a week or so since I transplanted the crazy compost tomato into the other presto hoop bin. As you can see this tomato plant is thriving. More updates to follow.
My granddad has a theory that when men begin to lose hair on their head they compensate by growing facial hair. I have always wondered about this theory. Now that I am begining to lose my hair I have a tremendous urge to grow a beard.
You know you are obsessed with vermicomposting when… Just before leaving the restaurant you wrap some leftover broccoli in a napkin and put it in your pocket to take home to your red wigglers.
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