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How to make Hot Compost – Step-by-Step guide
One of the absolute best things to add to our garden beds is at your finger tips AND completely free: Hot Compost. However, without a step-by-step guide it can take months and multiple attempts to get it right. In this video, we consolidate all of our 18 months of learnings into one step-by-step guide to…
7 Cheap (Or Free) Mulch Sources and How To Use Them In Your Garden
Grab some Birdies Raised Beds: https://bit.ly/34b9cZU Mulch is a gardener’s best friend, but sometimes it’s not the friendliest on the budget. There’s really NO need to buy mulch at garden centers or nurseries if you don’t want to. With a bit of creativity, you can learn how to mulch with cheap or free sources in…
14 Organic Fertilizers and How to Use Them
Bone meal, bat guano, gypsum…what ARE all of these organic fertilizers and how do you actually know WHICH to use, and HOW to use them? Enjoy this long-overdue organic fertilizer breakdown video. SPONSOR: Espoma Organic Espoma Organic has been organic from the start and makes absolutely epic potting mixes, and organic fertilizers. They make awesome…
NYC Focuses On Food Waste, Composting For Businesses
CBS2’s Jessica Moore has the latest on the new proposal focused on having New York City businesses compost to cut down on food waste. Source
COMPOSTING BASICS AND TYPES OF COMPOSTING
In Today’s episode, we will discuss on Composting types and basic concepts and requirements of a compost bin whether for home composting to recycle your kitchen waste or for large scale composting in farming. TIMESTAMPS BELOW: WHAT IS COMPOSTING? 0:28 WHY SHOULD YOU COMPOST? 0:44 TYPES OF COMPOSTING: 1:13 AEROBIC COMPOSTING: 1:27 ANAEROBIC COMPOSTING: 1:53…
EXPLAINING POTTING COMPOST GROWING MEDIA
🪴Getting one’s head around seed, & growing compost media can be confusing so today John explains growing media for potting compost finishing with tips to help you choose what is best for you and the plants you like to grow 🪴***ADDITIONAL LINKS BELOW*** ️ FIND OUR COURSES AT: https://johnhorseyhorticulture.co.uk/courses/ ️ SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/c/JohnHorseyHorticulture ️ JHH Amazon…
How to Make Compost at Home | NEW UPDATE
In this new video, I’m showing you how to make compost at home! This simple and easy process can help you make an incredible contribution to your garden, and clean up your soil in the process! Making compost is one of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your soil and your garden. In…
City Council passes bill for mandatory citywide composting program
Big changes are on the way for how New Yorkers throw out their trash. The City Council passed a bill that makes composting a requirement. It’s part of the city’s effort to cut down on its carbon footprint. CBS2’s Kristie Keleshian explains when this will be rolled out and how. Source
Comparing cooler with warm composting methods and results
How to make and use compost in winter, when it’s colder and there is less material to add. It’s possible to keep adding to your heap, but results will be much slower than in the summer. My climate is temperate oceanic and the temperature is often above freezing in winter, so the garden still happens,…