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Compost piles are feeding centers for billions of microorganisms. Right. While it may be said that inside every gardener is a farmer waiting to get out, in reality every gardener with a compost pile already has a enormousnumber or plants & animals under her or his care, grazing & growing in the midst of the […]

Homemade compost bins allow one to fit the bin into the general aspect of the property & to tailor the bin or bins to the needs of the gardener & property. They are neither tedious nor hard to build & may be made from a variety of materials.
The simplest bin is of course none at […]

Compost piles may be contained in bins or other enclosures or simply piled on the ground. Whichever you select there’re some simple things to consider before the pile is established.
1.Make if close to the main garden. A lot of compost material will come from pulled weeds & spent plants so you may as well carry […]

Compost by definition is organic. It is the decayed remainder of flora & fauna & thus is processed organic material. That said, additives both known & unknown can add inorganic material to the mix.
Some organic gardeners like to add certain mineral additives to their compost such as dolomitic limestone or greensand to lower pH & […]

There are basically two types of composters. One type is a static freestanding type of composter & the other is the kind that rotates like a wheel barrel to kind of churn the waste material into a swiftly degrading mixture. Of course these are just the two types of composters that you can buy commercially. […]

Compost makers are where you find them. They may be either the people who make the compost or the equipment they use.
On a municipal or commercial level, compost makers will usually be large machinery. They may be something as simple as the bucket on a farm tractor that is used to pick up compost material […]

Decomposer organisms work best with as varied a diet as you feed them. The ingredients are all around us ?almost anything that once lived is a candidate for the compost, so attempt for lots of variety to get a good mix of textures & plant nutrients.
In composting jargon, woody materials that are high in carbon […]

More & more cities are developing composting programs, where homeowners can place food scraps in a green bin. The city collects the green bins & starts large compost piles. Right. When the materials in the pile are fully broken down, the city then offers the new compost soil either for free or for a small […]

Compost tea is a quick “pick me up” for the garden in much the same way a nice cup of hot tea is for most gardeners. It is simple to make, easy to use, & great for the garden.
In the middle of the growing season the initial soil enhancements may be somewhat depleted by continuing […]

Compost piles generate a fair amount of heat. OK. Some composters record temperatures in excess of 160?F in a fast compost pile. However - the cold days of winter can force the heat to drop & the composting action to stop. How then, might one keep a pile active over winter?
Generally we think of […]