Rachel Butler's Blog – May 2010 Archive (4)

Some great little tips from one of my favorite sites. http://www.composting101.com



1. Grass clippings add necessary nitrogen to a compost pile, but be sure

to mix with the "brown" materials that add carbon. Both are necessary

for quick decomposition and rich compost. Piles made up of just grass

will compact, slow down and start to stink.



2. Do not compost fats, pet droppings, or animal products. They will attract… Continue

Increased Levels of CO2 Threaten Quality of Food Crops, Study Says

Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could reduce the protein content of crop plants by as much as 20 percent, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of California, Davis say high CO2 levels interfere with the ability… Continue

So... My garden is lovely and out of control....just like I like it. My pride and joy until last week was my lettuce... so beautifully bountiful! Then I noticed it kept bolting on me. It would shoot up into these glorius stalks. So I let it run free... it is after all natural. As you can see from my garden there is really no rhyme or reason or order to my planting madness.



So I harvested a huge bunch of lettuce and began to prep it for the mother of all salads. I took the usual taste… Continue

What a beautiful Spring my friends! We have had some incredible weather in the Central Texas Region. It was a little chilly so I was late in putting in some of the veggies I would have started in late February, early March. My stuff just sprung to life and has grown like gangbusters!! Some of my friends have begun to comment that the growth in the garden has slowed. This can be concerning, especially after seeing the massive growth right after a seedling establishes itself. First, be gentle… Continue