My Garden Tips

Fall is the time of year when we end up with all those fall leaves, which is more organic matter than most gardeners have access to all year otherwise. Do we just till them in with a small mini tiller, or is it best to chew them up with a leaf shredder? Here’s a look at how leaves break down and how to compost them and make good use of the mulch next year.
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Compost tea is renowned to be a great organic fertilizer for the garden. While you can make a version of compost tea with some compost tumblers like the Envirocycle compost tea maker, the real McCoy is brewed up with the finished compost instead of the percolating compost. Here is a look at some tips for compost tea maker.
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A compost pail or crock is a great way keep the kitchen waste headed to the garden compost bin out of sight and out of smell. Here’s a look at what to look for in a compost crock.
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Chicken manure can be a great source of fertilizer on your garden. But you want to take care to use it properly. If you have access to someone with a chicken coop here are some tips on how to use compost chicken manure and use it as a fertilizer.
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One of the first things you need to know when you start to improve you garden soil is how to identify the soil type. This is important because the soil amendments you will add to improve the soil type can differ dramatically. Here’s a look at how to identify different soil types and textures.
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One of the fastest ways to turn kitchen waste into fresh compost is to use worms for composting. A worm composter like the Can o Worms Composter can do the trick quickly and without odor. Here’s some tips to get your worm composting going quickly.
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Compost tumblers are often seen as the ultimate tool for getting compost quickly and easily. But there are a few tradeoffs involved when using a compost tumbler, and it’s not just the cost. Here’s a look at the pro’s and con’s of using a compost tumbler.
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Looking for a good book on composting. Here is the gold standard on “black gold.”
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Manure tea is a great fertilize because it is rich in the trace nutrients that will have you garden flourishing. Here’s some tips on using liquid manure tea properly.
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