COMPOSTING
When you come right down it, the practice of composting is little more than speeding up and intensifying natural processes. A good compost pile will heat up and start to decompose the material in it quickly. This helps to recycle waste from the garden and yard, as well as kitchen scraps, and creates free fertilizer, which saves you money! Composting also helps the community because it reduces the amount of garbage that we all have to deal with. |
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| Composting Tips - Stinky compost pile? This is probably due to an overabundance of anaerobic... |
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How to Compost - One of the loveliest aspects of nature is that everything in it has a use... |
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| Composting Guide - The first thing to do when starting out, is to find a place in your garden for your... |
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Worm Composting Basics - Worm composting (or vermicomposting) is a natural and efficient way... |
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| Compost Activators - Keep Your Pile Cooking! - Activators are more than special ingredients that add "sugar and spice" to the compost. |
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Trash Talking with Worms - The dirty truth about worm composting. Dubbed "the organic garbage disposal," worms... |
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| Compost Bin Review - Holding units are low maintenance and a good choice for those with... |
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Compost Systems at a Glance - We take a look at the advantages (and disadvantages) of several composting systems. |
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| Worm Power! - In the garden worms recycle 15 tons of soil and organic matter per acre per year. Nothing I can think of beats worms... |
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Composting Yard Waste - All yards produce waste from pruning, lawn mowing and other routine plant... |
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| Home Composting - As you get into composting, try not to get bogged down with complicated recipes... |
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How Compost Helps Your Soil - The organic matter in compost binds with soil particles (sand, silt, and clay) to form small... |
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Related Sites:
Composting 101 - A handy guide for anyone interested in home composting!
Cornell Composting - Maintained by the Cornell Waste Management Institute, this site provides access to a variety of composting educational materials and programs. Ideal for the casual composter.
Worm Digest - The definitive resource for vermicomposting and earthworms.
Howtocompost.org - Everything you ever wanted to know about composting and compost bins, but were afraid to ask! This site is chock-full of information and a must for organic gardeners.
City Farmer - Provided by Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture this site is... "a bumper crop for committed (or curious) city farmers." |
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