Visiting the Transition Hobsons Bay group at the Altona Beach Festival was a real highlight for me and the family. Such a great group of individuals with a genuine desire to make the world a better place for all. Here is Mara with the Ground to Ground fridge magnets and the combined THB Ground to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2011
How to Dry and Store Used Coffee Grounds
This post is in response to some questions I’ve received about drying coffee grinds and then how to store them. This becomes important when you are collecting large quantities of used grounds, or large enough that you can’t use right away. Used coffee grounds do not store too well due to their high water content; … Continue reading
Potatoes in Tires
Growing Potatoes in Car Tires We seem to have 2 complimentary factors here: Potatoes grow well in bags, containers, or other semi enclosed setup (like a car tire) There are so many car tires for the taking you will never need to look hard to find them The idea is to start with a few … Continue reading
How Pumpkins Grow with Coffee
Pumpkins Growing in Coffee Compost Pumpkin might be the most successful crop to ever grow in my garden. At times I carried out some self pollination, only because there did not seem to be enough bees around, and these clumsy hands broke off too many of the male flowers in the attempt than I care … Continue reading