Matt McSpadden

LOTR fans will enjoy this.

I like soil blocks for seed starts as well. I am a second vote for bottom watering. In the past I had simply put water in the bottom of the tray and let it soak up. One of these years I would like to try a wicking mat. I found a source (can't find it now) for a pure organic cotton roll of batting. The reviews said it would wick well. I was thinking of having it on a table where it falls over the edge into a container of water that I keep topped off. Then I set the soil blocks on the wicking mat and let it do its thing. I have seen other people do similar things, but I have not had a chance to actually try this method yet.

I just wanted to thank you all for your ideas and encouragements. I closed on this property about a week and a half ago. Thanks to all these good suggestions and a little time, I am excited about the property and the opportunities (though different than originally dreamed).

A pocket sized panda would be pretty cute!

That is a nice looking nesting box. I suspect you are right that they do not care for the mesh bottom. I have heard of some people using that fake grass for the bottom because it is easy to clean. Some people say it works well... but the chickens I have seen did not like it. Most commercial roll away nesting boxes that I have seen use something similar for a pad.

I had never thought of using moles before. I have covered an area with leaves and given it time... but it took the little guys (worms, bugs, microbes, etc) a whole fall, winter, and spring to get it soft and "tilled". Adding moles might speed things up.

I suppose if I have to have something, I'd rather it be a copper based option than something from Monsanto/Beyer. I've looking up pictures and some of them seem to have similar coloring.

Anyone know how I could tell what this is?

I've never used a bidet and have only used a composting toilet on occasion. Could you make a two seater? One for... doing your business, and then scoot over a foot or so and use the bidet attachment? Then you could have a specific setup for the bidet that would not add excess moisture to the composting side.

Why do we call it after dark... when it is really after light?