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Goddammit my roommate is pissing me off

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 OKAY. I finally got my compost bin up and running, thanks to a good friend of mine. I bought one of those $7 bigass tote bins from one of those everystores - except locally-owned rather than Wal-Mart - took it over to my friendo's place. She drilled 1" holes on the top and bottom to allow plenty of air and moisture in and a thoroughfare for earthworms. Without her help, this would not be possible (I would have simply mangled it like an idiot). Yeah, that's right. No $100 hipster bins, just a $7 tub for my broke-ass. Suits the job well and that's good enough for me *gloating noises* After a bit of research I learned that pests Are A Thing™, and that it's best to put a heavy object on top of the bin to protect it from uninvited rummagers of trash and compost. A big rock chillin' out in the corner of the yard measured up to the task, and was hired immediately. It's about 1/3 full, and composed of shredded paper, the rest of my local soil I'd bought, and a...
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Hey how's it goin

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 Hey ya'll, I'm Dreamer Nebula and I'm new to gardening. Well, not exactly - I had technically started gardening last year, and achieved great success with killing everything I had planted. Aww yiss 🥳 " It'll be easy! " I said. " It'll be fun! " Within a month, every last sprout died not with a bang, but with a whimper. I started out way too big. Eight bell pepper plants, eight onion seeds, eight tomato seeds, 6 garlic, and three romaine lettuce ends. Every last one died an undignified death. No battle, no heroism, no death in the line of duty - just withering away under the harsh light of the sun amidst the wildass wildfires. Congratulations Dreamer, your first attempt was an  abject failure . Woo! So a few months ago I sat down and mulled over giving things a go again for 2021. I'm certain I've done my research (i.e. started reading articles but got distracted by memes) and, per the advice of my partner Orion Nebula, I started out smal...
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