I want to grow a few vegetables in my New York City apartment window this summer. It's just about all I can think about these days. There is plenty of information online about gardening so I am currently reading as much as I can about how to garden. I wish there was a little more written about indoor gardening; I worry about things like how involved I will have to be with flower pollination without insects to do the job. There is a lot to learn.
I have been vermicomposting since early October and figure indoor gardening is a great way to use the worm castings. The little bit of compost tea I have poured into my other houseplants has made a noticeable difference. A rubber tree plant that was trying to die has found the energy to grow a little sprout among the dead stalks.
The windows in our living room face south and we get some pretty strong sun but I am anxious so I did a little photo study of our window to see how our sun looks.

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It doesn't look great for us right now but in a month or so the sun will be higher in the sky and pass over some tall buildings instead of getting lost behind them. There is a new building (I think it is the new New York Times building) in the sun's path, but I am hoping the sun gets high enough to pass over it.
We'll see.

Listening to my friend Peter Villa on his podcast and lovin it.

Recorded 2/23/08

http://www.petervilla.com/694/podcasts/podcast.xml

like catchin' up

Here are some links to stuff I read about vermicomposting. I have been following Savage Worms since they started a month or two ago but check out the video on Ryan is Hungry (it's a pretty good 'How To...').

Savage Worms Archive
http://www.myninjaplease.com/green/?cat=57

Lot's of pictures.
Don't let them scare you; it's not that stinky...at least it shouldn't be


Video Diary...things get a little out of control. This is the first info I found after Martha Stewart did an exerpt on her show about vermicomposting. Watch this first video with the expert and you'll be hooked but also do more research. I think they put colored newspaper in the bin when starting but everything I have read says only black ink, white paper.

http://ryanishungry.com/2007/03/24/apartment-composting-101-vermicompost-with-barb-finnin/

http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/04/a-conversation-with-barb-finnin-master-composter/

http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/

There are a few more videos but check out the archives.


Clear concise onesheet

http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/vermicompost107.shtml

I read this article in the new york times magazine a stretch ago all about blogging and how it is the new and exciting thing to do, so I want to do it.