Sharon Knorr

I have been pressing herbs and flowers for a long time. Have used books, but my husband made me a couple with squares of wood with nuts/bolts at the corners. I use cardboard in between groups of flowers and paper towels right next to the plants. While you do have to be careful handling them, the dried flowers usually hold together fairly well. Just saw an article in BH&G about using them to decorate eggs - think I might give it a try.

So the original soil was topsoil and compost from a local landscaper. Has had plants growing in it for about 6 years and I envision burying stuff in the soil instead of putting it in the compost heap. Have a permanent herb bed at one end, mix of vegies throughout the rest. Very few chemical fertilizers in the soil - mostly fish emulsion or organic. Beds are waist-high and just go right into the ground. So I am thinking some kind of earthworm would be best, rather than the red ones that are used for vermiculture, or am I wrong?

So I am new here. Living in the Rocky Mountain Foothills in Loveland, CO for about 9 years now. Been getting our permie home going for a while now with mostly success.Have a question about earthworms. Have an earth battery greenhouse which I love. Am older, so beds are raised up, not right on the ground. Would like to introduce earthworms to my beds. Don't see why this wouldn't work as they can go as high or deep as they like. As anyone done this?