There is an easy way to work out the right compost ratio of browns to greens. It is important to get this right in order to have an efficient and timely decomposition process. One of the…
Trench composting in winter is one of a number of ways to keep your composting going through cold weather. It is also a great way to continue turning your food scraps, and other organic materials, into…
Managing a traditional compost pile in winter can take more management than at other times of the year as cold temperature slows down the decomposition rate and this will affect when humus (the mix of decomposed…
Composting is one of the best ways of utilizing organic material that is usually so abundant in winter. The problem is cold weather can adversely affect the decomposition process causing it to slow down or even…
As November hits, we are well into fall, and depending on your climate zone, you could be dealing with a lawn or yard full of fallen leaves. Raking up these leaves might be a chore but…
When looking at worm castings compared to general garden compost, worm castings have a higher concentration of macronutrients than that of general compost: Nitrogen 2.5% vs 1.5%, Phosphorous 2.0% vs 0.6%, and Potassium 1.9% vs 1.0%. …
When discussing compost vs fertilizer it can be confusing as fertilizer is an amendment that provides soil food in the form of nutrients and salts. Compost is therefore a natural fertilizer. The confusion stems from the…
Bread is a staple food item that many of us eat on a daily basis. But you often find that leftover bread can go stale very quickly. Composting is always a good environmentally friendly way of…
In simplest terms, high fiber composting involves the combining of fruit and vegetable peelings with shredded cardboard and paper in a container like a bucket or a box. Nature then takes over utilizing the carbon and…
In colder climates, where temperatures can often drop below freezing, composting can be a challenge. The question then arises do compost tumblers work in the winter? In short, the answer is yes. In fact, they work…
Fertilizing your lawn is an important part of a good lawn care program for ensuring a thriving lawn, but getting the process wrong can also be detrimental to the health of your lawn. Heavy rain and…
There are many choices to make when starting a hydroponic system, and one of the most important is the growing medium. The medium is the material in which the plants’ roots will grow, so it must…
Vermicomposting is an environmentally sustainable process that helps in waste management, improving soil quality and reducing soil erosion, improving drainage, controlling pests, increasing crop yields, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, it is a highly…
Most of the cardboard that we use for composting will have been in the form of a box that you have probably already flattened down, or even torn into its sections. Although you can use the…
Granular fertilizers are the most common type of dry fertilizer (excluding compost) used by gardeners. They come in the form of small pellets which are designed to break down in the soil and feed plants with…
