Friday, August 17, 2012

Compost Pays

I saw something beside my compost bin as I was washing dishes.  With a bag of fresh banana and onion peels in my hand I went out to investigate.  There, growing out of the compost bin, was a squash plant.  Deer had eaten most of the leaves of the squash plant but I did have one butternut squash growing.  How awesome is that?  I didn't buy butternut squash seeds.  I didn't plant this plant.  Last winter, when I was cold and in need of a low calorie warm soup, I bought a butternut squash.  I threw the seeds and the rind in the compost.  At least one butternut squash seed must have liked the compost environment and decided to propagate.  Free squash for me!

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