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Compost

Video – Compost Your Chickens’ Manure

 

It’s time you start composting chicken manure, for a free fertilizer

Being gardeners we all know how to compost organic matter. But are we used to composting our farm animals’ manure? How many of you do that?

Have you ever considered the fact that chicken manure can be incredibly nutritious and beneficial for the soil? Well, if you haven’t, here’s some food for thought.

In the following video you will learn what makes chicken manure a perfect fertilizer. You’ll learn how to compost it and turn it into clean fresh-smelling compost (should smell like soil).

All of this will take a little of your time, but reward plenty of nutrients for your garden plants. It’s worth that time spent.

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Compost

Video – A Few Great Composting Secrets Revealed

 

Find out how seasoned gardeners prepare their compost

Composting organic matter is a gardening art. People love to do it, because it feels like alchemy. You take one thing and then it transforms into another. It’s a fascinating process.

Many gardeners don’t stick to just one composting practice, but learn from each other and share tips and techniques.  This allows them to broaden their knowledge, something that offers multiple approaches to a single topic.

In this video you will see that there are indeed many different ways to make compost. You are free to apply and experiment with any of these and decide what works best for you.

The beauty of one of the techniques is, that once you set up the organic matter into the compost, you don’t have to do anything else.

You don’t need to water it now and then, nor do you have to take a look at it to make sure everything is going as it should. The process maintains itself, because of way the initial set-up was done.

Watch further and be amazed!

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom

Why Some People Compost Poop

 

The science behind ‘poop’ as fertilizer

Yes, it sounds gross, but poop contains much more nutrients in comparison to urine. That’s of course one side of the story. It’s true that poop contains microorganisms you wouldn’t want in your soil, but when you learn how to handle all that, you may just reconsider – maybe :).

It’s all about knowledge, and you can get plenty of it from the article below. It explains in detail why you can compost both human and pet poop. Gross or not, at least you know that your excretions don’t go on landfills where they may cause water contamination.

Now, we know this is not something most people will consider.
However, the article may present some good facts for you to use, making a more informed decision.

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Compost, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

Chemical Residue In Your Compost? Test It!

 

Experts share how to recognize the signals your plants are giving you

It is impossible to keep your soil and compost perfectly clean and be sure that all organic material you use is as pure as nature made it. Many people are still using herbicides and pesticides even on their lawns and when you collect their grass for your compost, you inadvertently contaminate your own garden soil.

Your plants are surely exhibiting some symptoms related to soil contamination, but you can do a more controlled test, which you will read about in the following article.

As the experts share their knowledge you will learn to be cautious even to professional mixes and composts. In a world where the battle against garden pests, insects and weeds is still raging, chemicals will always make it’s presence felt. But being more conscious about our choices and some prior research, can be extremely beneficial.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

(Video) Tips For Chemical-Free Growing Soil.

 

Learn how to turn your soil into well-fertilized, growing and healthy. No chemicals!

 

As an organic gardener you probably have faced times when you want to give your soil a boost by. And yet, you didn’t want to use any chemicals or artificial fertilizers.

How do one achieve this, great soil and lovely plants but no chemicals?

And then there’s the question; How do I know what “good” soil looks like.
We understand it should be “good”, but what does it mean in real life?

The video below takes us on a quick crash-course to educate us on these questions and more.

See if you can pick the easy, practical test she uses to determine what “good” soil should look like.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom

Cut Your Trash in Half And Win

 

What may seem impossible might just turn out very doable, even with a massive upside

Some sources suggests that only about 7% of  household trash can be used for composting purposes.   Others are however saying that is “rubbish”.  With a bit of effort, this number can be much higher.

The article below will discuss ways to cut down on what gets send to the dump and at the same time, how your garden could be the big winner from these practices.

Much more can be used in your garden than what many suggest.

Essentially, everything that is organic can contribute to your compost.

We would love to hear what YOU use as part of your recycling program.

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Compost, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

Secret Power Locked Up In Leaf Mold

 

Think twice about fallen leaves

We often find fallen leafs during autumn to be somewhat of an annoyance. It’s cluttering the streets or ruining our gardens (and lawns). But according to respected organizations, leaf mold can be incredibly helpful and useful for maintaining a healthy soil and happy plants throughout the year.

As you go through the article below you will learn what makes leaf mold so powerful and essential for proper fertilization of your garden soil.

Have we underestimated the benefits locked up in fallen leaves for too long?

This invaluable information is backed by years of experience and research by professionals in the agriculture field.

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Compost, Plant Care, Weed Control

(Video) Easy Tips To Get A Sustainable Garden

 

Gardening is fun, establishing a fully self sustainable garden is off the charts.

Your organic garden is already a sustainable ecosystem on its own, but there are several improvements that can be made or added (if you haven’t done that already).

The tips presented in the video below will definitely get you excited and inspired and will help you to improve your current garden and add more life to it. You don’t need to have a large garden and it will also not cost you an arm and a leg to implement.

These small changes can be done with everyday tools you have, and it will have a strong impact on your garden, soil and plants.

It will also be rewarding and satisfying to know your garden is a self-sustained ecosystem.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

Garbage Gardening – Enjoy Having Fun With Leftovers

 

Gardening can be a lot of fun when experimenting, often with the less obvious.

When we talk about garbage most organic gardeners straight away think of composting.

While this is a perfectly viable method of using household garbage, there is another way you can turn it into something productive.

Garbage can often be turned into much more than to “waste” it.

In the following article you will learn what else you can do with it and why it is useful for your garden (and your kids too).

There are a few tricks you can implement and test.
You will learn what factors to be aware of before you start, and finally how to get the best results.
Let us know if you have “mastered” the skill of Garbage gardening.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening, Weed Control

Lasagna Gardening: Find Out Why You Should Care

Learn the steps for lasagna garden “cooking”

While it may seem confusing at first, lasagna gardening can be super helpful for both your soil and your plants. You will go right behind the curtains and learn how the lasagna gardening work. You will go through the 5 steps of preparing and “cooking” your lasagna garden and breathe new life to your plants. You will also learn when your garden is ready for planting.

 

As making real lasagna takes some time and sweating over it, so is it with your garden. Prepare for some hard work, but be rewarded many times over as you revive your soil. You’ll see a huge boost in your plants’ growth as a result.

As the name suggests, lasagna gardening or sometimes called sheet mulching is similar in concept to the cartoons “Garfield” favorite food, the lasagna. Like the food lasagna, this form of gardening follows the concept of layering different materials in the soil to make a perfect planting mix for our garden. By using carbon and nitrogen rich materials that are layered alternately one after the other, we can be sure that once our layered materials have broken down, then, the bests planting material that can be used in growing our garden will be achieved.   ……….

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