Where to Put Your Compost Bin?
By Larry Hodgson There is no particular season for installing a compost bin: you can do it in spring, summerContinue Reading
Category: Composting
Garden Myth: You Shouldn’t Put Citrus Peels in the Compost
By Larry Hodgson This is an old myth dating back at least to when I started seriously composting 40 someContinue Reading
Compost… So Essential in the Garden
Unless you only grow cacti—and that would be unfortunate, wouldn’t it? —, it’s in your best interest to use compostContinue Reading
Garden Myth: You Shouldn’t Compost Rhubarb Leaves
By Larry Hodgson As you harvest your rhubarb (Rheum × hybridum) stalks this spring, you’ll find many websites warning youContinue Reading
Rameal Chipped Wood (RCW) as a Mulch and Soil Amendment
by Edith Smeesters, biologist, author and speakerwww.edithsmeesters.org A few decades ago, I was given a book by Ida and JeanContinue Reading
How to Compost in an Apartment
By Alyssa Davies The world generates 2.01 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, and wastes 1.3 billion tonnes ofContinue Reading
Compost
Photo: www.thisoldhouse.com By Terrance Keller Every year, when I turn my compost, I think of my mother, Mary Frances, who diedContinue Reading
Surface Composting: The Simplest Way to Compost
Surface composting is not very esthetic, but it works! Photo: www.lesjardinsduclosjoli.fr In this day of dedicated compost bins and carefullyContinue Reading
Composting With Worms
Vermicomposting: so simple, so efficient! Photo: www.wormcompostinghq.com I know it may sound disgusting to some people, but worm composting orContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Miraculous Banana Peels
Photo: theweekendagriculturist.wordpress.com It’s hard to miss the media hype about banana peels and their practically miraculous properties in the garden.Continue Reading