24 February 07
Attacked by a Pomegranate and Other Gardening Dangers
I was planting a pomegranate tree yesterday morning when I grazed one of the sharp branches with my right eyeball. No major harm done, though there are lots of sharp things in gardens and it’s good to be reminded to avoid them.
Numenius doesn’t do a lot of gardening, preferring to potter with radio stuff nearby while I dig. So when I begged him to go to a worm composting workshop at Project Compost today on my behalf, since I had a bird trip to lead for Duck Days, and he complied and schlepped a newly-filled worm bin to his office, he earned a nice lunch. There are now lots of worms in the house, but I’m hoping they’ll stay confined to their bins till we figure out exactly where they’re going to end up. (One will go to Mary and Jim’s across the street, I’m hoping, since I already pick up their scraps for the compost.)
The leeks have emerged from their potting soil disconcertingly quickly. I now have to work out how to keep them uncovered and their neighbors not… and at what point to pull the gardens apart and line them with gopher-proof wire mesh. Should have done that last year when I was putting them in.
Oh it’s all such a lot of work, and aren’t I happy as a clam when I have dirt under my fingernails…
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What a good partner Numenius is for attending the worm workshop! Of course, I’m a tad sorry you’ve written about this, as Karen continues to hint that worms are in our future, too, which doesn’t thrill me. I guess if Numenius would actually go to a workshop and bring some home, the least I could do is stop discouraging Karen from having worms in our garage!
Chris: the worms keep to themselves. In fact you’d never see them or know they were there if you chose not to. But they do like it warmer than I thought: 70°, not 50°. So maybe the garage might be a little chilly for them, at least at this time of year? Tell Karen I’ll photocopy the handout N. got…
Yes, it’s a lot of work … but then, think of the rewards, come the summer months!
And do be careful of pomegranates. Just think of what happened to Persephone!