Whether you want some privacy, a better landscape around you or just want to make the world a better place, planting a tree sure does have its benefits (and ones apart from those that we study in environmental education). For instance, a mature tree can add anywhere between $1,000 and $10,00o to your real estate market value, …
Much as they’re a part of the ecosystem like Mother Nature intended them to be, there’s absolutely nothing harmless about fire ants. Found in 13 of America’s 52 states, these insects, mistakenly brought over from South America in the early 20th century, have definitely overstayed their welcome, causing a range of agricultural and medical problems with their aggressive attacking and repeated stinging. …
Poop is not a subject people like to talk about. Whether it is from an animal or a human, it’s stinky, looks disgusting, and is a thoroughly repulsive subject of conversation. But there are so many good things about it that avoiding the discussion is like taking a dump on an easily accessible bounty of …
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When it comes to gardening, potting soil is extremely important, especially if you are using raised beds or containers to grow your plants. Whether outdoors or indoors, you need good quality potting soil to make sure that your plants flourish. Your plants need proper nutrients and environment to grow and be healthy and potting soil is critical …
You’ve probably already heard about compost, and the plethora of benefits it provides for your lawn. If you don’t, compost is basically organic matter that has been decomposed to serve as a fertilizer for your lawn and garden. Depending on the size of your compost pile, what you put into it, and how you care …
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Coffee drinking is a habit people nurture around the world. But that also directly translates to just as much coffee waste being generated for every batch of coffee you make. But if you could decompose your coffee filters and grounds, returning them to where they came from—nature—that would reduce the environmental burden on the process by …
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Aeration is the process of punching small holes in the soil and removing small plugs of soil to allow air, water, and nutrients to reach the grassroots. Aerating your soil can be done with one of two different tools — a plug aerator or spike aerator. Both types of aerators are available in two common …
From the outside, composting isn’t something a lot of people want to think about. A lot of them also don’t want to think about the amount of waste they are creating and what it is doing to the planet. But if you have a small garden, you start thinking about organic ways to feed your …
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Aerating your compost offers myriad different benefits, most notably accelerating decomposition in your compost pile. Aerating aka turning your compost pile makes a world of a difference in making compost within 4 – 8 weeks rather than 6 – 8 months, and here’s why! Every pile of compost needs a periodic influx of oxygen to …
If you’ve prepared plenty of rice for a dinner party and have loads leftover and don’t know what to do with it, you may be wondering if you can compost the rice. Rice is compostable and while rice is organic matter and both uncooked, as well as cooked rice, will break down in the compost …
