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Compost: Making Super Garden Soil
…decomposition affects when you apply compost, how much to apply, and how you apply it. If it still contains some fibrous material, your compost is half done, and should never…
People Living In Small Spaces Can Make A Big Difference With Compost
…when buying a vermicompost bin, but Foster says making one yourself is also possible. Bokashi Composting Another method that is rising in popularity amongst city-dwellers is bokashi composting . This…
Is Compost with Cow Manure Really Organic?
…not compostable, and it caused a stink nationwide. So, P&G never did anything with their diaper composting idea, but the USCC remains in operation and makes money on testing compost…
Home Composting
…and become a “hot” compost pile. Hot composting is faster, and seeds and some pathogens are killed from the heat generated. Regardless if from a hot or cold compost pile;…
Using Compost Tea in Hydroponics
…is by using living compost tea. Compost tea is the act of growing microbes using diverse food and mineral sources within aerated water. The result is microbiological reproduction, and the…
Build A Better Compost Tumbler
…better compost too, when everything in the composter is allowed to break down completely. The reason that a compost tumbler is better than just filling up the barrel and letting…
Drink Up: Making Nutrient-Rich Compost Tea For The Garden
…Foster’s book, “Compost: How To Make And Use Organic Compost To Transform Your Garden,” compost tea helps control pathogens that cause plant diseases such as potato blight and mildew ….
Modern Composting Ideas
…so simple, Balz agrees that adding a compost bucket to your kitchen counter is never going to give you real compost. Turning food scraps into compost requires good airflow, adequate…
Healthy Soil, Healthy People: Why Composting Food Waste Is So Important
…increase and protect their yields. There’s a great line in a book I’m reading called Compost: How to make and use organic compost to transform your garden . The founder…
Give Back To The Earth With Compost
…Organic Compost To Transform Your Garden , says pee is sterile and full of minerals and vitamins. Occasionally adding it to the heap works wonders. Compost Recipes In her book,…
Making the Best Compost
…your compost? And are you buying extra humus to make your compost a better soil amendment? If so, then it’s not the best compost after all. All you really need…
Produce Stickers Not Welcome In The Compost Heap
…aren’t. They don’t break down during the composting process. In a recent CBC News report , Susan Antler of the Compost Council of Canada recalls watching as a truckload carrying…
3 Indoor Composting Options
…for one of these indoor composting systems. Here they are from the least expensive to the pricier alternatives: Fresh Air Kitchen Compost Collector Compost piles created outdoors need heat, air…
How To Compost In The Winter
…of fallen leaves close by to add to your compost bin. Here are a few things that will help you with your winter composting venture: Harvest any compost you already…
Top 5 Reasons Why We (And Gardens) Love Vermicompost
…Foster, author or Compost: How To Make And Use Organic Compost To Transform Your Garden, what you end up getting is compost with five times more nitrogen, seven times more…
Worms At Work: How To Build Your Own Vermicomposting Bin
…multiple online resources to help you along this journey, but I learned a lot of the following information from Compost: How to Make and Use Organic Compost to Transform your…
Keyhole Garden: Growing & Composting Combo
…US! But there are more benefits to building this kind of garden, like saving precious water and creating perfect organic fertilizer. A keyhole garden is designed to include a composting…
Harnessing Nature Through Regenerative Agriculture
…we recommend a gradual approach to regenerative principles with some simple actions that are easy to adopt. First, let’s talk composting. Composting uses natural microbes to break down organic waste…
Tips For Balancing Your Soil's pH
…the form of compost with a neutral pH, so you can start planting ASAP. Adding humus (broken down compost) is the best way of changing pH naturally. Let the soil…
Organic Gardening Basics
…for the other living ingredients. Some popular brand names for such products include Mykos, Plant Success, Piranha, Tarantula, and Orca. Another all natural inoculant is compost. What is compost? Compost…