There is a house in El Paso, Texas that has a rose garden, fruit trees, butterfly gardens, and vines covering several walls. This is despite El Paso being in scrubland desert. The owner boasts that he does his own gardening and never uses synthetic chemicals. Due to his employment involving shiftwork, he can often be seen working in his garden and garage at odd hours of the night.
"Life comes from life," he is often heard saying. "Happy worms equals happy soil! And the soil is forever hungry."
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There have been rumors as to how he manages to keep everything so green in this heat. The most he will say is that good nutritious compost can work wonders. He makes his own in his garage.
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That garage seems to be his second favorite place to hang out, aside from working in his gardens.
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And although he rarely invites neighbors over to see his techniques, he occasionally can be seen showing strangers around his backyard. They seem to stay late into the night discussing things.
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That owner is always talking about his "happy soil."
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The spiders and bugs there are interesting. There are so many... seemingly crawling over everything. And yet they never seem to bite him. He joking calls them his kids or his "thousands of little mouths to feed." They seem to appreciate whatever it is that he is doing.
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His only complaint about making his own fertilizer and compost is the need to constant vigil regarding keeping unwanted ingredients out. He says that they can often attract unwanted pests.
However, he claims to be able to keep most of the rare problem contained in his back yard.
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All neighborhoods have their gossip. And this gardener knows that people talk, even though they claim to love passing by his gardens. They nervously joke with him about there being bodies buried in the rose garden. For a laugh, the gardener puts up a big cemetery Halloween display for all to admire when the families come by for Trick or Treat.
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And on that night, he even gives tours through his garage and yard. He sets up realistic decorations and has actors that are very committed. Some people get scared, but he assures them that the sights and smells... and sounds... are just for show.
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That guy sure loves Halloween and his gardens.
"Happy worms make happy soil."
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