Posts Tagged ‘Composting’

Composting and Mulch Creation Basic Mixing Techniques

July 29th, 2010

If you have a look at a well tended garden around a home patio, you can assume a lot of mulch has made the garden that healthy. Any experienced gardener will tell you that compost and mulch are the keys to good gardens.

This isn’t “gardening mythology”. It’s quite right.

The reason is that composting…

Back Porch Compost Tumbler Guide

May 22nd, 2010

Composting in the backyard is not only a great way to obtain nutrient-rich compost for your plants, it allows gardeners to recycle plant and food waste. A back porch compost tumbler is a small and manageable composting solution that anyone can use. Waste is added to the unit regularly where it decomposes inside. In about a month…

Recycle Waste Into Plant Feed Using A Wormery

December 8th, 2009

Did you know that about a third of all food bought is thrown out and put into landfills? The massive amount of food that is thrown out every year not only costs people money, but has an adverse impact on our environment. While in a landfill, degrading food produces methane gas which vents into the atmosphere. The large vehicles that transport the waste emit carbon gasses into the air. It…