Manda Bell

I have had great luck using aloe for cuttings. It’s easy to keep some around so what I always use. I don’t have easy access to prickly pear but now I’ll definitely try that too, the next time I get my hands on some.

Excellent. Thanks for all the info. I was curious if you made a simple or complicated process for this.. certainly doesn’t seem like it could me any more simple to me. Other than dealing with the sheer volume of pine leftovers I’ll try implementing something very similar. Appreciated! Cheers

Edit: if it weren’t for this litter we would make very little trash. That’s why I’ve been trying to find a better (i.e., useful!) method of disposal.

Excellent. I have a couple questions on implementation:

How do you keep the sawdust from clumping and becoming anaerobic in the bin?

Do you let it get rained on a few times or anything specifically in the bin or before adding into the soil? Do you compost it in-ground or in a compost pile?

Do you mix it with anything specific or just compost it? Like, coffee grounds? Paper? Plant matter? Or just general composting material?

I have so much excess litter sawdust that I am trying to figure out a way to keep it from becoming a wood block.

Anyway, any tips are appreciated!

Hi Lisa! I’m wondering if you’ve done any more experiments and how it’s going? We have 6 indoor cats so have 6 pine litter boxes and trying to find out what to do with all of this sawdust.

This is an old thread but I am wondering.. has anybody tried to cut and freeze a branch just to see if the berries could then be removed once frozen?

Eino Kenttä wrote:I'm out of seeds at the moment, but might be able to get more this autumn. I'll see what I can do.

It’s appreciated! Even if it’s not, thanks for trying anyway.

Eino Kenttä wrote: I'll get some seeds for you. PM me.

So kind of you. Thanks so much!

Matt McSpadden wrote:

Who knows, perhaps after a few years here a few 2-hour away adventures won’t seem so cumbersome. Maybe?!  

Haha :), if more people were as content as you, I think the world would be a better place.

Tell you what... if you don't mind, I will still send you an invite next year. And you can decide then if you think a 2 hour adventure is worth it or not :)

Hahaha. That sounds great!

Hahahah. Oh wow. We never would’ve moved here (or any other nowhere for that matter) if we had to commute. The last time we moved and worked outside the house we only considered homes within a 15-minute drive of the office. It limited our choices sure but oh man it was worth it. That’s usually the most time we can stand to waste in a car. Personal preference, I guess!

Since moving here though we are slowly getting used to shopping errands taking all day (despite our best efforts.. haha) 😃 No place is perfect but so far we absolutely love it here. Right now I’m enjoying my coffee while listening to birds and rain. A bear literally just strolled past the window as I was typing! We’ve never experienced anything like this place before. I mean, this is what we moved here for! I can’t even say how much we love it. Maine had exceeded all of our expectations. It’ll be even better when my planned food forest starts really coming together.

Who knows, perhaps after a few years here a few 2-hour away adventures won’t seem so cumbersome. Maybe?!

steve bossie wrote:

“nope.”

Ummm, I beg to differ. Wowza!

We’ve only been in Maine since October. We do love living in our little piece of nowhere but we’re fine mostly not driving much too. I mean, it’s so beautiful everywhere! We haven’t had to go far to enjoy nature here— that’s why we chose Maine to begin with. We’ve made it to the coast and plan to do some more lake kayaking if it ever stops raining long enough. (Not that I’m complaining about cool, rainy weather. It’s my favorite tbh.)