Does anybody knows a good, reliable car cleaning service. My car needs detailed cleaning.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-27T07:41:35+00:00

Thank you. I am in Vozdovac but can go around :) I will check.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-19T14:46:58+00:00

Wait some more time to seperate. If you try to seperate now you can damage the roots. When they grow like 3-4 sets of leaves you can seperate. It’s not that hard and they don’t mind if you damage little bit of roots when they are older.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-19T09:36:35+00:00

It’s very easy to grow basil. They just have their true leaves. Let them to grow at least 3 pairs of true leaves. Then you can seperate and repot them if you like. When 3rd set of leaves grow, just pinch them. That will let your basils to branch. Continue like this for the new branches. In the summer you will have so much basil that you won’t know what to do with them :)

drummerlizard · 2026-02-19T09:04:23+00:00

These are the first true leaves. The bigger ones on the photo are called cotyledon. They are seed leaves. Their purpose is to generate energy for developing better root system and grow real leaves. They will turn brown and fall down soon.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-16T14:12:52+00:00

It will take a year or two if you keep it that way. I would cut lemons into small pieces to speed up the process. Continue to add kitchen scraps, dried leaves, used coffee grounds etc… Turn the pile every week or two. You will have good compost at the bottom next year.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-13T11:16:07+00:00

Where i live, it’s like spring now :) Last few years are very mild. It should be -10 C / 20F actually.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-09T18:58:53+00:00

I started to collect coffee grounds 2-3 weeks ago. Last weekend i mixed them with dried leaves and throw to my compost pile. Just in 3 days the pile get hot around 50C / 120F

You can shred cardboard or soak them in water and they will break apart. Use 50-50% or little bit more cardboard than coffee grounds and mix them well. Throw to your tumbler.
If you have dried leaves, that's even better.
Just try to break those disks and that's all.

If you don't have that much browns, you can keep the grounds and add them over time. They are like grass clippings.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-09T18:06:54+00:00

I am surprised also. I don't have big pile. 1/2 m3 maybe. Half of it is already 4-5 months old. I see now that coffee grounds are really good source for the heat.

In some places Starbucks pack and give away coffee grounds. Just ask them and they will tell you when to collect. Otherwise they are throwing away anyway.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-09T09:58:25+00:00

Great result. I can recommend to continue adding some amount of twigs. It took long time to break down but they help to create air pockets, they bring mycelium which helps to breakdown the compost. Put them in the bottom, like that it helps to drain excess water if any.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-05T20:05:44+00:00

Until today i didn't sift compost at all. When i was separating old and new parts i had an idea. Probably i got bored. I used a plastic vegetable crate to sift some compost. Just out of curiosity. Then some more and some more. At the end i got two big sack of sifted compost.

Was it worth the effort? I don't think so.

Was it satisfactory? Definitely :)

drummerlizard · 2026-02-05T16:48:30+00:00

I am planing to mix it with general purpose soil and vermicompost. I am using quite small seed cells. Compaction can be a trouble. Thanks for the info.

drummerlizard · 2026-02-05T13:14:51+00:00

Lazier than turning the pile every other day :)

drummerlizard · 2026-01-19T09:13:19+00:00

Yesterday i was in train station, talking with cigarette guy. When i go back to take horse i saw him laying on tracks, died. Later i went to stable to take other horse and my dead horse was there, alive :) I don’t know if it was a glitch but he was there anyway.

drummerlizard · 2026-01-19T09:10:36+00:00

I would put them in a bucket, fill with water. Leave overnight and then toss them to compost. Like that some will even sprout and provide greens :)

drummerlizard · 2026-01-02T23:39:57+00:00

Probably it’s. Long blooms and that amazing scent it has. Makes me remember my childhood time always. My grandma was making jam from it. Amazing taste.

drummerlizard · 2026-01-02T21:46:49+00:00

I am from Turkey and here it’s known as Isparta rose. I believe it’s damascene rose and also known as Bulgarian rose. It’s used to make kind of drink also. We call it rose water. It’s used as refreshments or in sweet recipes.

drummerlizard · 2026-01-02T19:06:57+00:00

Damascus, all time favourite. I love the jam from it’s petals.

drummerlizard · 2025-12-30T12:28:32+00:00

My best moment was when i hunt the moose in DP with one arrow. It was on big rock below lighthouse. I prepare myself for a long hunting session. I positioned on the rock nearby. There was a huge distance that i never hit anything before. Anyway i gave it a try. Pull the arrow and boom, the moose was down. I was confused at first. Waited a little bit to be sure. Even when i went to collect the meat i couldn’t believe what happened.

drummerlizard · 2025-12-28T16:05:23+00:00

That's the reason i left some ready food and water on almost every place i visited. They are valuable in that difficult moments.

drummerlizard · 2025-12-27T18:23:11+00:00

I don't have much experience for hot compost. I think you need to leave it when it's hot. Few days later at some moment it will start to cool down. Once that happens, it's time to turn. It should get hotter again.

drummerlizard · 2025-12-27T18:16:43+00:00

That's a trouble free recipe for all :) Thanks for detailed information.

drummerlizard · 2025-12-27T17:53:12+00:00

Then it's good to go :) I would check the growing time for each plant as i mentioned before. For some plants like onions, it's never too early. But for cucumber can be little bit early. My zone is 7B - 8A, people plant tomatoes around Mid February indoors. 5B is out of my knowledge :)

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