Category: Composting

Go beyond garden waste and kitchen scraps in your compost and consider some odd, even crazy, things you can compost. There are many things around the house that are usually thrown away, but that can be composted. Just about everything organic can find a spot in your compost pile. (Video #112) If you want to…

Follow the journey of an apple core as it travels through the composting process! Learn how compost is doing the most by keeping unnecessary waste out of the landfill, reducing landfill gas emissions, returning carbon to the soil, and helping farms grow healthy food and save water. For more information, visit Sustainability.Recology.com Source

Horse carcass composting can serve as a feasible alternative to rendering, burial, and cremation when managing mortalities on horse farms. In this video, we demonstrate how to properly construct a horse carcass compost pile. This video is the first of a four part series on composting horse carcasses. For more information on horse carcass composting…

You may think that composting your grass clippings from your lawn (along with the weeds) is the best thing for your garden. But in this video, I’ll show you all the problems with composting fresh grass and that there is a better way! We will mulch with the grass instead and spread it everywhere in…

Travis County Master Gardener Sheryl Williams breaks down compost-making into easy-do tips and the best kind to buy if you can’t make your own. Source

In this video I show different methods that I am using to heat my newly built 16 meter square greenhouse. The main heat source being heat generated from a batch compost pile. About the greenhouse: Some time ago I found 4 bent tubes – I put them aside for an eventual greenhouse – Since then…

Tricia makes aerated compost tea using a Growing Solutions compost tea brewer at the Peaceful Valley – GrowOrganic warehouse. These industrial brewers are ideal for growers who use a lot of compost tea on a regular basis. Easy to set up and easy to clean. Source

I answer questions such as the importance of heat, or not, whether sides need to be slatted, and what to do about rats. See amazing footage of a rat and stoat fighting, filmed by Edward. I had thought it was a weasel, thanks for your corrections. Learn more about compost making in my new book…

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best two ways to apply compost tea to your garden or crops for best results. You will also discover the worst ways to apply the compost tea. In this episode, John interviews Compost Tea Expert, Josh Cunnings from the Boogie Brew Compost Tea Company and has his share…

Here’s how to know when your compost is ready, from my 35 years of making compost, so you can boost your soil and avoid what happens if you use compost too early. — LINKS — (When available, I use affiliate links and may earn a commission!) ► REOTEMP heavy-duty compost thermometer – https://geni.us/reotemp-compost [Amazon] ►…