Composting
Composting is the way to turn your kitchen and garden scraps into pure gold for your garden. The payoff is huge, but it does take some know how to get it right. We've got vermicomposting, compost use and maintenance, manure composting, and what you can and can't add to your compost pile.
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What Is Trench Composting: Learn About Creating Compost In A Pit
Composting converts organic material into nutrient-rich material that improves the soil and fertilizes plants. Although you can use an expensive, high-tech composting system, a simple pit or trench is highly effective. Learn more here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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How Old Is Composting: Learn About The Origins Of Composting
By Darcy Larum
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Hey, This Happened: My Epic Garden Fail With Compost
I know better, I really do. However, the epic fail of 2016 resulted in moldy, stinky stuff. How did it happen? Click here to find out.
By Bonnie Grant
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Uses For Goat Manure - Using Goat Manure For Fertilizer
There are endless uses for goat manure in the garden. Composted manure can add nutrients to the soil, promote healthier plant growth, and increase crop yields. Learn more in this article.
By Nikki Tilley
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Can You Compost Soap – Is Soap Bad For Compost Heaps
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Compact Compost Solutions: Composting With Limited Room
What if you don’t have a yard and barely have the space for a few containers but still want to compost? Practice small space composting. Learn more here.
By Becca Badgett
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Using Compost In Gardens – How Much Compost Is Enough
The appropriate amount of compost for plants depends on certain factors. To learn how much compost is enough, click this article.
By Teo Spengler
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Is My Compost pH Too High: What Should The pH Of Compost Be
Have you ever thought about checking the compost pH range? There are a couple of reasons to check the pH of compost. First off, the results will let you know what the current pH is and if you need to adjust or not. Learn how to test compost pH here.
By Amy Grant
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What To Do With Compost – Learn About Compost Uses In The Garden
Creating compost out of kitchen and yard waste is a great way to be more environmentally sustainable. But if you’re wondering, “where do I put compost,” you may need some guidance on what to do next. There are many things you can do with that compost. Learn more here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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How To Know When Compost Is Ready: Key Signs Your Homemade Garden Gold Is Finished
Avoid using homemade compost before it's ready by learning the key maturity signs to check for.
By Susan Albert
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Earthworms In Soil: Learn About The Benefits Of Garden Worms
Worms play an important part in soil construction and recycling of organic waste. Learn more about the benefits of garden worms in this article and how to use them for creating healthy soil and plants.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Compost Tea Recipe: How To Make Compost Tea
Compost tea is a great way to improve the overall health of your plants and crops. This article has information on making compost tea to use as fertilizer for plants. Read this article to learn more.
By Nikki Tilley
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Compost Greenhouse Heat Source – Heating A Greenhouse With Compost
What if you could use compost as a heat source? Can you warm a greenhouse with compost, for instance? Yes, heating a greenhouse with compost is a possibility, and using compost in greenhouses as a heat source has been around awhile. Learn more here.
By Amy Grant
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Is My Compost Dead: Tips For Reviving Old Compost
Compost heaps tend to be situated out of the way in the landscape. As a result, they often get forgotten and neglected, leading to dry, moldy and just plain old material. Can you revitalize old compost? Find out in the following article. Click here for more information.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Home Brew Composting Info – Can You Compost Spent Grains
Home brewers often treat the leftover spent grains as a waste product. Can you compost spent grains? The good news is yes, but you need to manage the compost carefully to avoid a smelly mess. Learn how to do this in the following article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Composting Potato Peelings: How Do You Compost Potato Skins
Perhaps you've heard composting potato peelings is not a good idea. While you need to be careful when adding potato peels to compost piles, composting potato peelings is beneficial. So why the controversy? Click this article to learn more.
By Laura Miller
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Can You Compost Wine: Learn About Wine’s Effect On Compost
know all about composting veggie peels and fruit cores, but what about composting wine? Some people swear that wine is good for compost piles, but wine’s effect on compost likely depends on how much you are adding. For more information, click this article.
By Teo Spengler