Garbage ... in India!

Ok so bear with me now ... (and know that it won't hurt my feelings if you just say out loud "this woman is C-razy" and hit the little "x" button on the tab up there!)

I miss gardening. I miss it fiercely.

Most every time I'm out and about in the city of New Delhi, I look around to see if I can't luck out and find some amazing little store that carries soil. Anything that will allow me and the littles to grow a little something-something. 

So far I haven't found a single bag of soil.

Our mali is AMAZING at growing things and it's wonderful and all of that, but there is zero sense of accomplishment when HE does everything!

(See this post for an example of what it can be like having other people do everything for you!)

Anywhoo ... we recently embarked on a project to start some seeds a'growin' and I remembered that I had bookmarked this brilliant and SIMPLE post from Angie on how to start a compost pile.

I grew up with a compost pile.  I don't remember it being anything fancy, which is why I love this idea.  It's simple.  It's cheap.  I can get all of the "ingredients" here in Delhi, and what with the amazing heat here, it should be a quick process, right?

Angie's list of what you CAN compost ::

· Coffee ground and filters

· Fruits and vegetables

· Egg shells

· Grass clipping

· Leaves

· Nut shells

· Shredded newspapers

· Fireplace ashes

(no citrus or avocado peels as they take too long to decompose)

Seriously - this is one easy project.  Start with a trash can ... and read the rest of Angie's post for the rest of the directions ...

I'm dreaming of some amazing soil ... or at least one step up from the current stuff that our plants are stuck into (which very closely resembles cement).

Guess what WE are doing tomorrow?  Clue :: it involves a trash can!