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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

Put The Food Scarps To Use Straight From The Kitchen

 

Learn a method that will save you money and will improve the health of your plants

We often think of the compost bin as the perfect way to put food scraps to good use. Composting the food leftovers creates a natural comport which can be added to the soil.

It may be surprising at first but here’s a secret – you can put some food scraps straight to use in the garden. You don’t have to wait for the leftovers to decompose and use as compost.

Leftovers can be used immediately. Not all of course. Several food items can be deemed ideals for immediate use.

If you want to see a quick boost in the health of your plants, it’s time you implement this method. What to do with the compost bin? Add all other food scraps in it. The following list is of items to be used straight away.

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Compost In The City: Here’s What This Start-Up Did

 

How these Austin, Texas cyclists have changed the way citizens think of trash

Instead of dumping 1.3 billion tons of food leftovers, a group of young people in Austin, Texas, decided to take things in their hands.

They united together with Compost Pedallers in order to start delivering the food waste to farmers instead of leaving it to rot in huge waste piles.

The general idea is that waste will be transported (by Compost Pedallers) to farmers, who are partners of the company. In this way, organic matter will no longer be wasted, but in fact used for composting purposes.

Such initiatives should be a lesson for other local communities too, and will hopefully inspire other people to take the matter in their hands.

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Compost, Plant Care

Proven Fact: Your Plants Will Enjoy Your Fish Leftovers

 

The awesome world of plants will amaze you one more time

You probably know from chemistry classes in school that any organic organism contains a certain amount of minerals and micro-elements. In nature, when an animal dies, it naturally decomposes and it’s nutrients go back directly in nature – in the soil.

The rest is probably clear. The same goes with fish too. It may be surprising at first, but the fact is – your plants can eat the nutrients from a decomposing fish or its leftovers.

So, don’t worry about spoiling your carefully enriched soil, it will be just fine. As you read the article, the situation will become more and more clear. We’re sure that by the end of it, you’ll be totally convinced.

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Want Healthy Soil? Don’t Compost These

 

Here’s a list of things you should never add to your compost pile

As gardeners we tend to love to re-purpose everything and not litter the planet with any type of waste matter.

What do we usually think of? The compost pile? It’s the eternal solution to any garbage problems.

Yet, we may go a tad too far and compost way too many things, some of which may be downright detrimental to the soil’s health. Raising awareness is usually the best way to prevent such mistakes from happening.

We hope that the following article will shed light on what makes sense to be composted and what not. For the sake of your garden, plants, and yourself.

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(Video) Coffee For Your Blueberries: They Will Love It

 

Coffee has what blueberries need: acidity

If you love blueberries and try to grow them in your garden, it’s time you learn how to make your plants happy and grow faster and healthier.

Certain plants like acidity in the soil, while others prefer alkaline soil. When it comes to blueberries, they prefer acidity. So, how do you give them what they need?

In the form of coffee.

How exactly can you do that? Watch the video below, and it will reveal the best way for you to treat your blueberries with coffee.

Keep in mind that too much coffee will lower the acidity too much, and that’s not as good as you may think. So, be careful.

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The Secrets To Successful Winter Composting

 

Tips to keep the compost pile up and running even on sub-zero temperatures

There’s no need to put the composting on hold because of the low temperatures. It’s true that a successful compost pile is going only when there’s warmth, but there are ways to help it do its magic.

So, instead of dumping your entire household waste to a local facility, you can follow a few very simple practices. You can keep your entire compost pile just the same way as during the warm months.

The following advice is very simple, but the pile requires attention now and then and a little more care.

It does require warmth and you’ll learn how to make sure the temperatures don’t drop too much in the compost pile.

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(Video) Do You Know How To Make Compost In Situ?

 

Less common, yet incredibly efficient

When talking about compost, we’re often used to thinking about a compost pile or bin. We dump our organic matter there and wait for it to decompose.

All things great, but it happens so that the compost pile is not always the best approach to compost the organic leftovers.

If you haven’t heard about composting in situ, then now is the moment to fill the gaps in your knowledge base. This method is superb, quick and efficient way of composting matter almost immediately.

And you don’t think about the compost any more. It’s taken care of instantly. We’re sure you’ll love this method.

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(Video) What Exactly Is Bokashi Composting?

 

If you don’t know the difference (an essential one) between bokashi and regular composting, you’re about to learn

Before you dive into this highly informational video, you may want to know what bokashi composting is. It’s a method invented by the Japanese doctor Teruo Higa.

He realized the soil needs bacteria and he invented this method, which has an essential difference from the composting you’re probably doing.

This method basically works exactly the opposite of what you’ve been taught so far, so don’t be surprised if at first it doesn’t make sense. It will, once you learn about the entire process of decomposting using the bokashi method.

You’ll be adding a healthy dose of bacteria, nutrients and probiotics to your soil, and it will love it!

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(Video) Bokashi Bran: The Secret Ingredient To A Healthy Compost

 

Bokashi bran can be one of the best ingredients you can add to your compost to make it more nutritious

Bokashi isn’t as popular as it should be, but it is an amazing nutrient-rich ingredient.

If you have the solution, you can add it to the soil directly. If you want to add it to the compost, you can mix the bocashi solution with some bran.

Either way, you’re adding a healthy mix of essential bacteria with nutrients. All of these work together to boost the healthy processes in the soil or compost.

You should absolutely learn how to make your own bokashi bran and start adding it to the compost we’re sure you already have in your backyard.

You will be amazed by the wonderful results.

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(Video) How To Get Started With Hugelkultur For Your Garden

 

Hugelkultur is one of the most beneficial gardening methods

How do you get started with hugelkultur? It consists of several steps done in specific order. It may take you some time, especially for collecting and chopping the logs, including covering the entire log bed with soil.

It does require hours of initial set up, but overall, once you’re done, you get to grow your organic food.

You can also add organic fertilizer, manure, compost, or anything organic and clean along with the top soil.

As you watch the video, you will learn the specifics and what hugelkultur needs to be done right.

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