Using traditional heap/pile methods for making nutrient rich compost at home, as you will be aware, can take more than four months! Who’s got time to wait around for that? It certainly frustrated me….hence (i) My in-depth investigations into alternatives…. (ii) My subsequent conversion into a ‘yimby tumbler composter’ (iii) The reason I was voted …
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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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 …
Wax paper is a common kitchen accessory and its waterproof, moisture-resistance quality makes it perfect to wrap your food to prevent it from becoming soggy. And, apart from being used to wrap food, wax paper also has other uses such as for baking purposes, rolling dough, to line drawers, as a microwave protector, to unstick zippers, …
Composting is often a natural process that happens in the backyard if you let a bunch of leaves pile up. It’s not an exact science but there is a way to perfect the process of recycling organic matter to make fertilizer. It is incredibly useful in reducing waste, cutting methane emissions, conserving water, and also improving soil …
