Warning before going
any farther:
If you have Class,
Money and a good reputation, you'll never survive here.
Something for
everybody, even the faith of heart. This is one of the
few pages on the net where you can become Healthy, Wealthy
and Wise and NOT spend a dime...
Okay, so you might
be interested a little bit, some of it sounds fine, but
building the beds and doing all of that scientific stuff,
just don't cut it! Besides environmentalist do weird
things! They are always getting dirty. Ah come on now,
you know you would Love to roll in the mud, if you could
get away with it, without anyone seeing you. I do it,
even if they are watching me! But then I love to SHOCK
people anyway, must have something to do with my
childhood, whoops, that's another page or two, how about a
whole book or two...library of Congress might work!
I don't allow
earthworm growing to take over my life, don't get me
wrong, I love them, but they have to fit into my thing,
not me into their thing..
So, if you are as
I, NO, not cheap! Just ecologically minded, with a very
conservative side, that dictates that you don't EVER take
a brand new piece of plywood and cut it up for anything,
let alone a bunch of worms. Then read on, don't tell all
those guys that are spending all that money or they might
get mad...
Good sources of
worm bins, take a walk in your favorite woods, see all of
those old refrigerators, bathtubs, freezers, all of that
neat stuff that someone else so considerately left there
just to share with you and everybody else, just so our
tax dollars will be well spent, tracking them down and
giving them free room and board for awhile...
Well, grab some of
that stuff, I know its disgusting, but trust me Okay?
Drag it home, remove all of the insides, insulation,
wiring, compressors, etc., call the local junk dealer and
give this stuff to him, (see made a new friend) and your
already recycling. Knew you could do it! Keep the door
with the empty shell, you'll be using it later. Now
position this monstrosity between your garden spot, okay
the spot that someday will be your garden spot and the
rest of your yard, starting to get a hint? Like the grass
clipping go in from the yard side and the garden refuge
goes in from the other. Remember this is an exercise in
cleaning up the environment, which means conserving
energy, especially yours and mine!
Now you have this
big ugly piece of something out in the middle of your
yard, neighbors love it!
Okay, now for the
landscaping, we aren't going to hide it, we are going to
enhance it, after all you want people to ask about it,
it's your proof that your a good guy/gal, and a real
environmentalist. With it being the center piece in mind,
start putting rocks, plants, herbs, etc. around the ends,
leaving a small walkway up to the thing in the middle,
paint it a shade of paint that compliments the rocks,
timbers, plants, etc. Paint some big bright daisies on
the sides and the words "My Big Old Worm Thing"
on it., or?
Now you are a nice
guy/gal with a conversation piece, won't do any good if
you don't have the conversation part, still don't like to
spend that money on worms? Fine, find someone that is
giving away horse, cow, goat or rabbit manure, the odds
are that it will have lots of redworms in it. Go get it,
put the worms and some of the manure in the centerpiece
and the rest on that garden spot, that looks so barren
behind it now... See you just became a conservative,
environmentalist, with a great yard and garden....An
upstanding citizen of the community with lots to talk
about. Now you can talk organics, worms and recycling
like all the rest of us. Only took a few minutes and a
pick-up.
Welcome to my
world.
Okay ready for a
great way to get Manure TEA, No you don't drink it, its
for those plants out front that aren't looking so hot,
but you being a good guy/gal now, don't want to put any
of that nasty artificial, chemical fertilizers on them
and a pile of horse manure to greet your guests at your
front doors just AIN'T it.
Good, remember
that old bathtub that was in your favorite place to walk
in the woods, go get it, we'll have that whole mess
cleaned up real quick! When you get it home, put it up on
something, you know that stuff laying around, you want it
high enough to put a five gallon bucket under the drain
hole, now go get some more of that manure, fill the tub
up half way with it, put the plug in first, making sure
the plug has a long pull chain on it. Now, get your hose
and fill the tub up half way with water, let it soak for
a few minutes and pull the plug, did you remember to put
the bucket under the hole?
A couple of
buckets work best, so that you can trade them off when
they get 3/4 way full, we don't want manure tea slopping
all over those new shoes, now do we? Go dump it on your
plants and water it in. You will have pretty plants and
get lots of fresh air (you breath real deep when your
away from the tub) and lots of exercise...Soak the manure
several times, then toss it into your worm bin., you have
just fed them leached manure, just put it on one end. Now
you have a great front yard, a great conversation piece
in your back yard, a great earthworm bin, a great garden
and are in great health, must make you a great guy/gal.
Now did you happen
to notice any old dryers with the drums in them, or
washers with the drums, we want some drums... get some
and plant some herbs, in them, these are great for a
great person, who has a great sunburn, with a great big
sore back and who has a real need for a great remedy.
Now your in a
great business. Earthworms and herbs...Just hope you
don't run into to many people like you and me, or we will
never sell anything....then we would have to eat all of
that healthy stuff and not have the money for junk food,
and then they would dump their junk food makers, stoves,
refrigerators, etc., in the woods and we would end up
working ourselves to death and NEVER making any money..
Keep it clean, it
belongs to all of us... If you carry it in, carry it out
with some of theirs...Judy
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