I would say that being that the plant is 4 feet tall, it is doing good. Thinking of the time frame from planting to harvesting, you need to be patient as this plant is less than 60 days old. Tomatoes normally go about 90 days to harvest. ... View related article.
What you have here sounds like a common tent worm. You can purchase a spray or dust called Sevin and it will deter them and many other kinds of pests. ... View related article.
Another good tip that goes hand in hand with this one, is try to buy the largest sized package you can use, and you can save almost 10% per unit weight over the smaller packages. Buying meat this way is also good as long as you take into consideration the cost of repackaging these bulk packs into smaller freezer bags. ... View related article.
I just came across a pretty simple plan that I thought I should share. Please note that this is just a basic tumbler, and lacks the mixing blades as mentioned earlier. Personally, I think some light weight angle iron could be bolted in a few locations inside to create these blades. I have been doing a lot of research on building tumblers, and this is probably the easiest, though surely not the best. I think one that is off the ground on a stand with a crank handle would be the best for all purposes. I do believe though that this idea can be adapted to go onto a stand, and a simple roller system could be added to create the crank. http://shoppingmatchmaker.com/compost.htm Also note that the size of this is huge, and probably much bigger than a typical home owner would utilize. Anything 24 inches in diameter and maybe 24 inches long should provide a great easy to use tumbler for anyone to turn. I too have a bin that is in it's first year, and to be honest, turning it every so often is a back breaking experience that I am looking to get away from as age sets in the chores need to become easier. Remember too that you need to keep a good carbon:nitrogen ratio going or you will not produce a good compost, but rather a rotting pile. 1/2 leaves & 1/2 kitchen garden waste seems to work the best. If you are going to introduce the red wigglers to your compost, you should provide newspaper as well, to give them more cover from the sun. I have included some pictures of my garden at http://crownpc2.no-ip.info if anyone would like to check it out. This is made of 100% compost from a previous pile I had. They are under the Chatty Kathy and Friends section. ... View related article.
