How to Compost in Rotating Barrels 

How to Compost in Rotating Barrels-1 

Have you tried composting in a rotating barrel before?  A compost tumbler often referred to as a rotating barrel is one of the ways you can compost your kitchen waste. You can purchase a rotating barrel or a compost tumbler for use in your apartment building. Before you go looking for a good compost tumbler … Read more

Plants That Do Not Like Mushroom Compost – Quick Guide

Plants that don't Like Mushroom Compost

Mushroom composting can be a great addition to any gardening routine. While it can be a great soil amendment, you need to be aware of the plants that do not like mushroom compost.  In this article, we will be talking about mushroom compost, the benefits of using it, and where to use it.  What is … Read more

How to Compost in an Apartment?

how to compost in an apartment

We get emails from our readers who ask how they can safely compost in their apartment buildings.  We’d like to commend you for making the decision to become eco-friendly and go zero waste.  You may be uncertain about how to go about composting indoors if you’ve never made compost before. In this article, we will … Read more

Mushroom Compost: Where to Buy and How to Use 

Mushroom Compost How to Use and Where to Buy

There are a lot of materials you can use in composting. They can include green vegetables and old newspaper. You can also source for high-quality compost for your garden by purchasing mushroom compost.  Mushroom composts are waste products derived from the industrial production of mushrooms. These mushroom composts mainly consist of organic matter such as … Read more

Can you Use Orange Peels in Composting?

Can you Use Orange Peels in Compost

In the past, it was believed that orange peels shouldn’t be included in compost bins. This was due to the belief that the addition of orange peels could scare off bugs, worms, and other organisms that encourage composting.  If you are wondering if you can compost orange peels, then you are not alone. We have … Read more

Why do Compost Bins Smell? Good Composting 

Why do Compost Bins Smell

Why do compost bins smell? Is it possible to reduce the smell that emanates from your compost bin?  Yes! With the right composting practice, you can keep your compost bins from stinking like a decomposing animal.  While composting is a good gardening practice, a compost pile can very much turn your garden to a smelly … Read more

The Ultimate List of Things You can Compost

How to Compost and Compostable Items

You must apply fertilizer to your garden occasionally. You will also need fertilizer to use on your lawn, farm, and aquaponic system. Many farmers are aware that not all fertilizers are safe for use on their plants, but some of us do know that starting a compost makes our life much easier. Let us tell … Read more

What is Perlite? And How is It Useful in the Garden?

What is Perlite And how is it Useful in the Garden

If you have purchased potting soil for your pot or garden before, then you must have noticed small white balls as part of the earth in the bag. What many growers don’t know is that those tiny balls are referred to as perlite and they have a major role to play in the growth of … Read more

The Best Roots Organic Soil

the best root organics soil review

Finding the right organic soil for your plant or garden can be a tedious task for any farmer; this is because you can be truly certain of the organic matter that is contained in the soil. Also, most growers find it difficult to find the right organic soil that can work well with the type … Read more