Composting Tips
- While composting unit kits are available, you also can start a compost with simple wood pallets or fencing to keep materials in a pile.
- Throw in leaves, sticks, lawn clippings and kitchen waste - except for meat and bones.
- Turn occasionally with a rake or stick to expose the pile to air, which will make it turn to compost faster.
- Liquid is also important for break-down of materials.
- Once the compost has turned dark brown, work it into your soil for a great enhancement to your garden and/or lawn.
- A common misperception is that composts smell - if you do it right, it won’t.
MORE INFORMATION
|
|
Eco-Friendly Gardening
Two words can guide you in yard and garden care that is good for the environment: simple and sustainable.
While we all want lush green lawns and big and beautiful gardens, it is possible to achieve these without using harmful chemicals and wasting natural resources.
Composting is catching on as a smart, resourceful and economical way to enrich soil while keeping organic materials from leaves and grass cuttings to kitchen waste out of landfills. In a matter of days, you can turn coffee grounds, citrus peels, leaves and grass clippings into a mix of rich, dark mulch for your garden.
At the same time, consumers are seeking out and finding more natural and organic solutions to pest and weed control and plant disease that are both effective and sustainable. Consumer product companies are joining the bandwagon, offering safer organic fertilizers, so look for these on retail shelves as a good alternative to harsher treatments.
Setting up a garden compost is simple, easy to maintain and good for everyone and everything.
|