5 articles on "composting"

Composting and Soil Improvements

Composting provides a great natural resource!Where we live, the soil is black clay (north Texas). We have found that by using a compost, we can almost eliminate the need for commercial fertilizers to grow most vegetables, herbs and spices.Our compost...

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7 Factors Needed for a Compost Pile

7 Factors Needed for a Compost Pile by: James Ellison Compost, made from decomposed grass clippings, leaves, twigs, and branches, becomes a dark, crumbly mixture of organic matter. Learn how composting works. Even a newbie to composting can mak...

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Home Composting

We all know that recycling is important and particularly so since some of us now only have fortnightly bin collections. Home composting is the most environmentally friendly way of dealing with Your garden waste plant material. Composting can be fun a...

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Composting Using Everyday Materials Found In Your Own Home

For composting, you need look no further than your own home to find a viable set of materials to keep it up and running. One of the good things about composting is that you can derive your composting materials from practically anywhere. This include...

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Reusable Shopping Bags and Composting - DIY Green Living

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 20% of the "garbage" that we put in to our waste stream is actually compost-able material. Things like yard trimmings and food scraps can easily be turned in to a useful material - compost...

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