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What to do with lots of coffee cans? Use a manual can opener and exercise that wrist.

Open can at both ends and make a plant shelter. sink in ground about an inch or more to discourage cut-worms from having a tender feast at your expense.

Let leaves and dry fiber stand to absorb temperature differences between day and night. The natural mulch will soon disappear under thick vegetation. Worms will seek cover and comfort under the thick vegetal mat. and moisture will help bacteria to proceed with the composting process; just as nature has done it for millions of years.

Should you wish to reap benefits other than the delectable fresh nutrition, you could promote your own brand or logo on the cans and advertise for profit.. I only wish to park my nose on the first tomato of the season and close my eyes to inhale gratitude.

Peas and beans, nitrogen fixing leguminous climb the fences while providing shade and shelter for carrots and radishes, all root vegetables. The pods will be eaten while the stems and roots will add essential food for other plants. Left in the ground, the decaying material continues its life cycle without further effort. It also aerates the soil as it joins the worm and beneficial nematodes in the garden.

The compost team will soon lay eggs, thanks to calcium and other nutrients found in their widely varied diet from the happy children who contribute an omnivorous fare. Until the winds blow on the Midwest turbines, i will research more heady material to catch up with the local energy progress.