Raising Flowers and Horses
The Magic of a Worm Bin
A worm bin can help your seed starting efforts. What is magic about worm castings? Studies have shown that the microorganisms found in earthworm guts are beneficial to plants. They improve a plant’s ability to uptake nutrients, thus boosting growth, and they improve a plant’s resistance to disease. Studies also show that plants that have been exposed to vermicast extract tea have these microorganisms in their roots.
Why I’m a Fan of the Winter Greeting Card
I’m a sucker for a winter greeting card–-Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy New Year—it doesn’t matter to me what is printed on the card or when it arrives. I just love the jolt I get this time of year when I open the mailbox and there is a card. It’s the same jolt I get when I happen to look up at the sky just around sunset, and the sun has turned the late afternoon clouds into glowing bits of cotton candy. I know both of these things are possible, receiving greeting cards in the mail, and witnessing a gorgeous winter sky, but that knowledge does not stop the delight I feel when these events actually occur.