Are you into riddles?
Posted on June 6th, 2008 – 8:41 AMBy Jaime Chismar
Let me get this straight — I have to remember to turn the compost AND sift it, too? I thought GG reader JudyBusy was talking crazy, but riddles are no joking matter. They actually make a lot of sense — especially for someone like me who forgets to remove twist ties and rubber bands.
DIY Danika works 60 hours a week and still found time to assemble her very own riddle:
I took the frame from a broken tray, a bit of hardware mesh, and a staple gun to make me a riddle! It took about 15 minutes 
Are you into riddles? Or is it like the gardener’s form of flossing, you know, something you mean to do but never seem to find the time to do it?
5 Responses to "Are you into riddles?"
Move over, Bob the Builder!
It looks great, Danika! Enjoy your fluffy compost!
I built one. It’s quite handy for getting roots and rocks and odd junk out of nasty boulevard soil. I haven’t used it to sift compost in a while. Not to brag, but my compost seems to be breaking down pretty well.
I just dumped my compost into the garden and now I am dealing with little plu stickers, nut shells and other odds and ends. Should have sifted. But the plants are growing and isn’t that what counts?
I built one as well, use it to get gravel from an old firepit area, works great to let the soil through and hold the gravel.
I have sandy soil though, I can’t imagine it’d work if I had clay.
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