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How to Make Composting Simple as Dirt: Pt. 2
While maintaining a compost pile isn't the most difficult thing, there is definitely an art to it. Using these tips, you can maximize the efficiency of your pile and ultimately create more compost.
Turn the Compost More Frequently.
Seems simple enough... well that's because it is. If you're not satisfied with how quickly (slowly) your compost is degrading, this will certainly get it going. The more you turn it, the more you're introducing oxygen into the pile and letting nature do its thing.
In order to keep the bacteria alive in the pile, it needs air and lots of it. When the pile initially starts, it will have a high temperature as the bacteria uses up the oxygen in the pile and has plenty to eat. I suggest having a piece of rebar or something similar wedged into your pile. Wiggling it around from time to time keeps an air pocket in the pile, which can ultimately keep the pile degrading at a nice rate.
Check the Moisture in the Pile.
This one seems trickier than it really is. You don't need to get scientific with it by any means, but you'll still be doing your pile a huge favor. All you need to do is grab a handful of that earthy stuff.
How moist does it feel to you...if you can squeeze water out of your hand, it's too wet. If it's drier than a damp cloth, it's too dry. Personally, I'd rather my pile too wet than too dry. If it's too wet, add more twigs, leaves and grass to balance it out. Simple!
Shred the Material to Increase the Breakdown Rate.
I never thought of this originally when I started composting, although it seems so obvious now. If you reduce the size of your material by ripping it, shredding it, what have you, you're speeding up the compost process.
I've seen commercial shredders do the trick, but I like to just rip up material by hand because it's fun. Between ripping up material into small pieces and beating up the pile and turning it with the shovel, my stress level greatly reduces.
By employing these techniques, I can basically guarantee that your compost pile will become more efficient and be able to handle more material. The finished product will also be way better off. If you're going to compost, do it right and you will reap the benefits.
Honestly though, these tips are just the beginning for maintaining a great compost pile. If the pile doesn't seem effective, just keep trying...once you get the hang of it, it's no sweat. Be sure to check out my other articles on composting for even more tips on how to get most out of your compost.
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Precisely Why Cast Iron Tea Pots}
Cast iron teapots are possibly [probably the most] well-known cookware with which to brew tea leaves [essentially] simply because of the material [they're] made of-cast iron-and the delicately aesthetic shape of the teapot itself. Cast iron is manufactured by taking iron compounds, which only could be [discovered] in its pure form in meteorites, and melting it in a blast furnace which produces pig iron. The pig iron is then compounded with other metals, which finally creates the cast iron employed in such things familiar to us as bridges, gates, frying pans and, naturally, cast iron teapots.
Once the cast iron is poured into the tea pot mold, it has to cool but this cooling procedure has to be controlled [to ensure that] it doesn’t take place too swiftly or too slowly. This promotes the correct solidification which is needed to be able to separate the high grade cast iron teapots from the lower high quality tea pots. It is possible to tell if cast iron has been cooled correctly by the grain of the surface. If there are actually minute, bubble-like specks visible on the outside of the tea pot, then you know it was not evenly cooled. Craftsmen who [produce] these attractive cast iron teapots have been trained by other [specialists] for years; this [isn't] an art you may [discover] in a number of weeks or even months.
Because cast iron as a cookware keeps heat and is really durable, it's extremely common to cook with [additionally] to brewing great-tasting tea. It was also discovered that simply because of the iron, persons who suffered from iron deficiency also benefitted from eating and drinking food from cast iron tea pots. Maintaining your tetsubin does involve a couple of [particular] actions to follow, including remembering not to let tea remain within the tea pot for too [lengthy], since this might [trigger] some rust to appear on the inside lining, if it's non-ceramic. Never wash your tea pot with scratchy scouring pads or use [some thing] other than a extremely mild dish detergent. Most of the time you may most likely get by with just rinsing the tea pot with cold water and gently toweling it off. Japanese tradition claims that the all-natural mineral coating which accumulates from brewing tea is beneficial for one’s health. Also, [do not] let oil or salt lay on the surface of the tea pot as this could damage the surface and [trigger]
The beauty of owning cast iron teapots is the flexibility of their uses. [Not just] is it a functional kitchen utensil, a teapot can contribute to your property as a piece of arresting décor outside of the kitchen, complementing any room with a rustic or antique ambience. It would also make an outstanding gift, specifically as a house-warming or wedding offering. Most cast iron teapots [which are] in fact made in Japan will [every] have its own brand of individual elegance and symbolic decorations painted on the pot. To the Japanese, plum blossoms represent strength, beauty and determination; coins symbolize prosperity and very good fortune; the delicate dragonfly [indicates] that fresh starts and fortune could await the keeper of such a tea pot decorated. Colors are also symbolic of concepts for instance happiness and vitality, as indicated by the color of imperial red; bamboo green denotes peace and synchronization; and blue is the color of spiritual immortality.
Doc. No.:110-CF-ULT5-jn17xz
Add Asian style to your team time with a cast iron teapot , kyusu , and japanese teapot that's both functional and decorative.
My snake had mites: Cleaning Details?
We just treated my new baby Ball Python for mites with a vegetable oil rubdown and my mom bleached his tank and Critter Keeper. What is an appropriate time to allow it to dry? I believe it came from old decor I had in an lizards cage that passed, could i throw it in the snow to kill the mites?
The chemicals that will kill a mite will also kill the reptiles. The heat that it takes to kill a mite will also kill your reptile. Mites can be drowned, but if you are not careful, enough mites can just scurry up the reptile's and emerge from the water, hanging out around the eyes and nose (and heat pits and eye grooves of pythons and boas) until things settle down. Speaking of eyes and heat pits, mites can live their entire lives inside the tiny pits and grooves around a snake's eyes or in their heat pits, feeding and breeding and making more little mites to send off into the world. Other favorite places include the chin grooves of all snakes, in between the dorsal crests of lizards, and in the folds of soft skin around their armpits, necks and ears. While snakes can be fully submerged in water, and some lizards will voluntarily do so, lizards may have to have water poured heavily sprayed over their heads and necks to flush away the mites.
Treating Snakes
Snakes should be soaked in a dilute Betadine bath as described above for lizards. If the snake persists in climbing out of the tub or is too small to put in a bathtub, place it in a plastic, lidded container into which air holes have been punched, filling it 3/4 full of the Betadine/water solution. You may wish to bathe the snake in a plain water bath first to allow it to drink first, adding the Betadine after it has done so. If the snake defecates in the water, drain the tub, clean it, and draw a fresh Betadine bath.
Whether or not the snake's head was under the water, dab the eyes and heat pits with mineral oil after removing it from the bath. Check the groove under the chin as well as under all the belly scutes and in the vent folds to make sure there are no mites, dead or alive, lodged in those areas. If you find mites in these areas, you can remove them by gently rubbing them from between the scales and folds with a cotton-tipped swab dipped in mineral oil.
'Ragged Kingdom': June Tabor delivers dramatic, dark flair (New York Daily News)
June Tabor owns one of the most severe voices in modern music. Dark in color,
dry in inflection and deep enough in pitch to unsex her, it's the sound of
cruel truth. Small wonder Tabor has become an ideal keeper of the Celtic-rock
flame. Perhaps no other genre has such an unending thirst for blood, told in
tales of gorings, beheadings and, just to break things up, rape.
Eco-Keeper Bed Bug Trap: Dry Ice Demonstration
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