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Compost – bins and tips
Compost Bins Compost can be made in a variety of containers. The examples below show a double bin made from recycled timber, a double bin made from recycled, heavy gauge bird wire covered with knitted polypropylene shadecloth, and a commercial … Continue reading
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Compost materials
Compost is made by combining organic waste than provides nitrogen and/or carbon. The advice to make compost from waste that is green (provides nitrogen) and brown (provides carbon) is a bit confusing when manure contains a lot of nitrogen, but … Continue reading
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Compost
Composting recycles organic waste into a product that makes garden soil healthy. Mature compost is a dark brown, sweet-smelling material that can be added to topsoil. There are two ways to make compost – aerobic, which requires aeration during the … Continue reading
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Compost worm farms
For organic gardeners who don’t have enough recyclable waste for a productive compost heap, a compost worm farm is the answer. Compost worms are different from earthworms that tunnel through soil and move into compost heaps after organic matter has … Continue reading
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What’s soil pH?
Soil pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of soil from an extremely acid pH of 0 to an extremely alkaline pH of 14. A soil pH of 7 is neutral, neither acid not alkaline. Knowing the pH … Continue reading
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Changing soil pH
If the pH of garden beds needs adjusting, organic gardeners have a distinct advantage over “chemical” gardeners, because mature compost has a pH of about 6.5 where all the major nutrients are freely available to plants, essential trace elements are … Continue reading
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