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Anyone who prefers to buy their vegetables & flowers from the local grocery store will have a hard time understanding the gardener’s delight digging into a smelly pile of compost, or having a truck load of manure dumped in their yard. Really, who in their right mind, would pay to have a substance excreted by […]

I would challenge you to find a culture that has not used hay (in all forms) for mulch & other gardening chores. There is more. There is more. There are many ways to use hay for composting. Here are a few ideas…
Have you EVER wondered (read struggled) to figure out what to do with the […]

Most little girls (and big ones, too) do not like worms. There is more. There is more. To some of us, nightmares are made from such creatures. There is more. There is more. Their negative reputation precedes them; they are the quintessential creepy crawlers, oozing themselves side to side in a bed of slime, tangling […]

Building a compost heap is easy & cheap, since most of your ingredients are already being created right in your kitchen: Items such as egg shells, coffee grounds, & pieces of vegetables that normally would go down your disposal or in your garbage can.
Before we begin I had like to make it clear that my […]

Compost is easy to make. Nature does it every day on the forest floor just by letting leaves & such accumulate & rot. However - most gardeners want it in fair quantity & good quality which requires some planning & forethought. The results are more than worth it.
Once it is built a compost pile will […]

Compost may or may not actually be ready for use. In actual fact, compost that has been only partly prepared may harm the growth of plants by leaching nitrogen as it continues to decompose in the soil. Depending on the nature of the materials composting, it may contain materials toxic to plants. Some plants produce […]

Compost piles are a feast for millions of microorganisms. Once the proper mix of food, moisture & air are available, the parties come to the feast & do their work. However - most of those who compost want it as fast as possible & some suppliers of garden materials tell us we need an accelerator […]

Compost can act as a great fertilizer, enriching the soil with organic materials rather than making use of chemicals that can do more harm than good if used badly. Composting is a great way to save money as well. Using compost requires that you completely mix it into the soil, reducing compaction & providing oxygenation […]

It is easy to learn how to make compost. It is just a natural process that when all is said & done needs very little intervention from you… Compost is one of nature’s best mulches & soil amendments, & you can use it instead of commercial fertilizers. Best of all, compost is inexpensive.
Making compost is […]

Maintaining the compost pile does not have to be a lot of work. Basically any pile of organic pile will eventually rot into fertilizer. It is just a question of how long it takes.
One key to maintaining your compost pile is to get it off to a good start in the first place. This means […]