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Tag Archives: composting
Rot ‘n’ Roll: How to Start Composting
Grist offers a brief guide and a list of resources on “how to begin composting”:http://www.grist.org/advice/how/2008/08/19/?source=daily. If you don’t already compost, the biggest immediate benefit is that you reduce your waste stream significantly, particularly if you compost both kitchen waste and yard waste. A secondary, somewhat longer term benefit is that you can create valuable food [...]
Making Compost Tea
Kitchen Gardeners International has a nice Garden Q & A on “Making Compost Tea”:http://www.kitchengardeners.org/2008/06/make_compost_tea.html (and also manure tea). Compost tea is essentially a liquid fertilizer, a way to give a quick shot of nutrients to your plants. While they mention using a burlap bag, I use a large mesh onion bag or something similar.
Fire Ants in the Compost
As a midwestern gardener, I never had to face many of the challenges intrinsic to deep south gardening, including the problem of fire ants. In our yard they seem to favor sheltered spots, e.g. near paving, tree roots, and in raised beds or other structures, such as our compost bin. Since I use organic methods [...]
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