Have you ever thought about where your leftover food goes after you throw it in the trash? Or the consequences that this has for our planet? Composting is an eco-friendly alternative to throwing your food in the landfill. Watch our new “SciToons Bite” to learn more! #scicomm #compost #planet #leftover #environment How to compost at…
Category: Composting
2 Min. Tip: How We Use Eggshells in Our Garden (Eggshell Calcium)
In today’s Two Minute Tip, I’ll show you how we use eggshells to improve soil fertility. Eggshells contain a number of minerals that are essential to plant growth, most notably calcium, which plays an important role in the strength and thickness of plant cell walls. Sufficient calcium in the soil also helps prevent blossom end…
How to Make Hot Compost (Start to Finish)
Join @jacquesinthegarden and I as we make the first pile of compost here at the Epic Homestead, going over all of the elements you need to consider. It CAN be overwhelming, but we’ll offer a few suggestions to simplify the process, as well as discuss materials you should and shouldn’t add to your first pile.…
What can I put in my compost bin?
In this video, I share simple guidelines to help you decide what can and can’t go in your compost bin. FREE DOWNLOAD “The Ins and Outs of Compost https://www.gardensthatmatter.com/compost-freebie/ To learn more about composting and gardening (through classes and community), consider joining our gardening community at www.gardensthatmatter.mn.co For a deeper dive into composting, watch our…
City of Boise offers tips to keep your compost cart clean
The City of Boise has some tips for keeping your compost bins clean and free of potentially bad smells. Source
The Most Important Compost You’re Probably Not Using
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Nature’s Way Resources in Conroe, Texas to share with you the most important compost you need to use in your vegetable garden that you probably never heard about. In this episode, you will learn about fungal dominated compost and how it is made. You will discover…
How to Make Better Compost by Improving Your Composting Skills
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you an update of his 4 tumbling composters. In this episode you will learn which of the tumbling composters work best. In addition, you will learn John’s techniques for “dialing” in the composting to ensure it is happening as quickly as possible and possible things to adjust to improve your…
Making Compost – Organic Composting 101 (Lots Of Tips)
I’ve crammed a whole lot of useful info into this organic compost 101 video. For even more detail on making compost, read the full article: http://www.smilinggardener.com/organic-soil-management/organic-composting-101 Source
Composting Bins
University of Maine Cooperative Extension what can and cannot be composted in your home compost. Discusses what composting is and what is required to compost. Source
The benefits of composting
Earth Day San Diego 2022: The benefits of composting Source