Compost Sifter

Paulie is shoveling dirt while Eric, Patsy and Cina watch.
And yes, they found some grubs but no pupas.

Thanks to Mike for making a great compost sifter. It fits over the top of the wheelbarrow which makes it handy to transport and dump what you've sifted.

It also work very well if you decide you want to take out ALL the dirt in your bed and sift it looking for lumps, grubs, pupa, pecans and other assorted undesirables.  I'd heard about it and seen the end results but hadn't seen it in action.

If you want your own personal sifter at home I have one that is extremely easy to make and is very light so it is easy to use.  I got the idea from my friend Hal Massie about 20 years ago.

I use an old plant tray I got with plants one year (you want to use one with an open weave - a solid bottom one won't work.) Vic had a piece of hardware cloth that we cut down to size and then I attached it with twisties to the plant tray. Voila...a small, lightweight sifter.

Vicki's compost sifter

Denise  had sifter envy so went home and she made one for herself. She didn't have hardware cloth so she used a mesh with 1/4 inch holes which works well also. She also used zip ties (cable ties) to attach her mesh which I'll do the next time my twisties break.


Starting Your Spring Garden

Tuesday April 9th, 2013
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Lost Mountain Park
Western District Operations Building

You are invited to attend a free (and open to the public) gardening class sponsored by The Green Meadows Preserve Community Garden.

Starting Your Spring Garden
This class will be presented by Amy Whitney, who is a Cobb Cooperative Extension Program Assistant in Horticulture, Master Gardener, teacher, blogger and more. Based on Amy’s years of successful experience and teaching, this class will provide gardeners with the basics of what, how, when, and where to plant your spring garden. Planning for insect and disease control will also be covered.

Please RSVP to greenmeadowscg@gmail.com

We want to make sure we have enough handouts for everyone.

Directions From the Community Garden:

• Take Dallas Hwy West 2.0 miles (to the 2nd traffic light from the garden.)
• Turn left at the traffic light into Lost Mountain Park

• Take the first left.
• Once you turn, go straight and the road dead ends into a parking lot between Boots Ward Recreation Building and the Western District Operations Building. If the parking lot is full, park in the parking lot in front of the ball fields.

Lost Mountain Park

Western District Operations Building

4845 Dallas Highway

Powder Springs, GA 30127