Category: Soils & Plant Nutrients
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Is It Safe to Compost Human Waste?
If you are a fanatic of green living, then you would be aware of the benefits of recycling waste. It doesn’t matter if it is your leftover food or urine from your toilet, there are methods to convert it into nutrients, for the plant. While there may not be many inquests into the safety of
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Lifetime Compost Bin Review 2021
Having a lifetime compost bin is exactly what I have been wanting to get for the longest time. Kitchen scraps and wastes from the garden should not be put aside as using a compost bin will enable it to become fertilizer. Also, not having to replace it is much more economical than having to buy
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Can You Compost Wax Paper? What You Need to Know
I tend to use wax paper quite often when kneading bread or rolling out pie crusts before baking. After all, it’s really helpful in preventing food from sticking onto surfaces, not to mention it has various other uses as well. If you practice composting and use a wax paper on a regular basis like me,
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Compost Tea Feeding Schedule
Compost tea constitutes a healthy sippy diet for your plants. As a gardener, you can convert your kitchen waste to a rich compost to improve both indoor and outdoor plants. With the right compost tea feeding schedule, you can provide your plants with all the nutrition they need to grow. Imagine not having to worry
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What Does Finished Compost Look Like?
If you are starting a compost pile, one of the challenges you will face is knowing when your compost is ready for use. It is not like a fruit that you can tell when it is ripe, but you should know that your compost pile like fruits sure do get ripe. There is no saying
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Are Pine Needles Good for Compost?
Pine needles are abundant in nature and found in all parts of the world. They are a rich source of organic matter and are usually added to a compost pile or used as a side mulch. The best way to get the maximum result from adding pine needles to your compost is to ensure that
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Worms in Compost: Are they a Friend or a Foe?
Composting is the breakdown of organic materials, such as food waste, vegetable scraps, leaves, and plants, to a nutrient-rich soil ideal for gardening. Worm farms or composting worms, or what we call “little helpers”, speed up the process of composting. This process of adding worms in composting is referred to as vermicomposting. Don’t confuse yourself
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