OT It's finally RAINING! :-) In STL, MO!

[John Kuthe]

And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!

John Kuthe...

[Bruce]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:47:12 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
<johnk...@gmail.com> wrote:

>And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!

Marigolds.

[Cindy Hamilton]

On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 7:47:17 AM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
> And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!
>
> John Kuthe...

We had a little snow yesterday. It watered the garlic and grass seed,
albeit slowly.

Cindy Hamilton

[Terry Coombs]

  We haven't had more than 3 or 4 days in a row without rain ... in
fact , it's rained so steadily I'm a little concerned about my new
virgin queen bees being able to get out and get mated .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

[Gary]

John Kuthe wrote:
>
> And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!

A properly composted pile doesn't stink, John. You just did it
wrong. I'll bet you just dumped things on the pile and never
turned it occasionally with soil mixed in so it rotted.

Google "composting" for your next pile.

[GM]

John Kuthe wrote:

> And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!
>

Unfortunately, *no* amount of rain can wash away the STINK of your numerous life FAILURES...

--
Best
Greg

[John Kuthe]

Zinnias too! :-)

John Kuthe...

[John Kuthe]

ROFL!! I had a crazy housemate at Skinker DeBaliviere who didn't want WORMS in HIS Compost! ROFL!!

I just keep a 2gal bucket in the kitchen for all vegetable scraps, then empty it into a big plastic can outside with a lot of holes drilled in its sides, then when full enough dump it outside back by the Survivor Tree for next year's compost!

How do you think Mother Gaia composts? ;-)

John Kuthe...

[Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:47:12 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
<johnk...@gmail.com> wrote:

I think you may be a bit late for planting. I planted my basil and
other herbs like 2-3 months ago.

--

____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____

[Cindy Hamilton]

He lives in St. Louis. 2-3 months ago it probably was snowing there.

Yesterday it was snowing here. I don't plant basil until almost the
end of May.

Cindy Hamilton

[Sheldon Martin]

We have two composters, both the same, they don't stink when
composting directions are followed... composting should emit a sweet
aroma like that of a healthy forest floor. A lot depends on what one
is composting, some things don't compost well; corn husks/cobs will
take forever to compost and yield very little humous, banana peels and
melon rinds are best left for the deer to compost. Coffee grounds
compost well and don't stink... toss the filter paper in too, egg
shells compost well and add beneficial nutrients to vegetable gardens.
We have two of these, they last a very long time, ours are over 25
years old:
https://www.amazon.com/Algreen-Products-Saver-Classic-Compost/dp/B003959G9Y/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1407777669&sr=8-5&keywords=composters
The composters that hold scraps above ground, like those rotating
drums, don't compost, they ferment and stink. Keep in mind that earth
worms do not compost, it's the worm castings that are composted by
microbes.... adding worms makes a composter stink as the worms die
when they can't return to the ground.

[Dave Smith]

On 2020-04-23 11:39 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
John Kuthe...
>>
>> I think you may be a bit late for planting. I planted my basil and
>> other herbs like 2-3 months ago.
>
> He lives in St. Louis. 2-3 months ago it probably was snowing there.
>
> Yesterday it was snowing here. I don't plant basil until almost the
> end of May.
>

We have had snow a few days this wee, including this morning. There was
not enough that it accumulated, except one morning when there was just
enough of strangely textured flakes that they turned the ground white.
It was like little peas of Styrofoam. It was snowing a little this
morning but it has turned into rain.

[GM]

Kootchie also puts human manure into his foetid compost pit...

--
Best
Greg

[Ed Pawlowski]

I did the same in CT. If you planted earlier it just sat, did not grown.
Here it just slowed down a couple of months but there was always
enough. Same with rosemary.

[Ed Pawlowski]

They collect it for that reason in North Korea.

[Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl]

Well that sux, I already have one of those large zip lock bags full of
basil sitting in my freezer just waiting to be turned into pesto

[Cindy Hamilton]

It doesn't suck at all. I think the seasons up here are just about
right.

Cindy Hamilton

[Bruce]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:32:56 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton

<angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 2:35:55 PM UTC-4, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:39:36 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:31:47 AM UTC-4, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:47:12 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
>> >> <johnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!
>> >> >
>> >> >John Kuthe...
>> >>
>> >> I think you may be a bit late for planting. I planted my basil and
>> >> other herbs like 2-3 months ago.
>> >
>> >He lives in St. Louis. 2-3 months ago it probably was snowing there.
>> >
>> >Yesterday it was snowing here. I don't plant basil until almost the
>> >end of May.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> Well that sux, I already have one of those large zip lock bags full of
>> basil sitting in my freezer just waiting to be turned into pesto
>
>It doesn't suck at all. I think the seasons up here are just about
>right.

If you're a polar bear.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Everybody has different preferences. Surely you don't want us all to move
to your location so we can enjoy your exemplary weather.

Cindy Hamilton

[Bruce]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:51:42 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton

Funny that you're protective of your weather :)

[Hank Rogers]

Mruce, you may legally sniff any polar bear's ass you encounter.

I encourage you to do that, especially if it is a female bear with
cubs.

Female bears with young cubs are especially receptive to whining
dutchmen, and usually give them a real big hug.

Take John Kunte with you, as he could experience great epiphanies
with the bears.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 4:15:47 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> Mruce, you may legally sniff any polar bear's ass you encounter.
>
> I encourage you to do that, especially if it is a female bear with
> cubs.
>
> Female bears with young cubs are especially receptive to whining
> dutchmen, and usually give them a real big hug.
>
> Take John Kunte with you, as he could experience great epiphanies
> with the bears.
>

*SNIGGER*

Priss and Kootie will probably just look like tasty seals to them.

[Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:32:56 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton

<angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 2:35:55 PM UTC-4, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:39:36 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:31:47 AM UTC-4, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:47:12 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
>> >> <johnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >And all my compost out front no longer STINKS! The RAIN is slowly washing the stinky nutrients into the soil! Yay!! Soon time to PLANT tomatoes, basil, peppers and FLOWERS for the bees!
>> >> >
>> >> >John Kuthe...
>> >>
>> >> I think you may be a bit late for planting. I planted my basil and
>> >> other herbs like 2-3 months ago.
>> >
>> >He lives in St. Louis. 2-3 months ago it probably was snowing there.
>> >
>> >Yesterday it was snowing here. I don't plant basil until almost the
>> >end of May.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> Well that sux, I already have one of those large zip lock bags full of
>> basil sitting in my freezer just waiting to be turned into pesto
>
>It doesn't suck at all. I think the seasons up here are just about
>right.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

says you lol, I am eating pesto several months before you can even
harvest.

[Cindy Hamilton]

So what? Pesto isn't the only good food out there.

Cindy Hamilton

[Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl]

On Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:14:50 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton

yes I would agree, but pesto made for basil that you grew is pretty
freakin good!!
I did however have an unfortunate food emergency. When I went to make
my pesto I did not realize that I am all out of the organic soy pasta.
So I had to put in an order to amazon and I am waiting for a fresh
case of the pasta to arrive so I can make my pesto.