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How Composting Helps Slow Climate Change
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How Composting Helps Slow Climate Change

There’s no doubt about it! We’re bringing on climate change.  Our demands for electricity, transport, and stuff to fill our homes create an ever-thicker blanket of greenhouse gasses around the earth, trapping the sun’s heat and triggering worrying changes in weather patterns.  We’re responsible for speeding up climate change, but there’s an easy thing we…

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Mushroom Compost Vs Cow Manure (Choose Wisely!)
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Mushroom Compost Vs Cow Manure (Choose Wisely!)

Mushroom compost and cow manure are two soil supplements containing animal droppings with multiple uses in the garden.  When mature, they both look like rich soil and smell earthy.  But what makes mushroom compost and manure different, and is one better than the other?  Let’s measure these soil nourishers against each other to see if…

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Humic Acid Compost Tea (Boost Your Plants!)
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Humic Acid Compost Tea (Boost Your Plants!)

As gardeners and food growers, we often look for a natural substance to boost our vegetable or garden plant growth.  Humic acid compost tea is one of those fantastic substances! It can significantly benefit your plant’s nutrient uptake and retain nutrients in the soil. Here’s everything you need to know… What Is Humic Acid? Humic…

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Best Compost For Fruit Trees (Without a Doubt!)
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Best Compost For Fruit Trees (Without a Doubt!)

Taking care of fruit trees is slightly different from taking care of vegetables.  Fruit production is very demanding on the tree, using many available nutrients.  For this reason, many gardeners apply compost to fruit trees. It’s a great way to help boost your yield! But when should you do this, and how much compost should…

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How To Compost In An Apartment (No Smells No Mess Guide!)
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How To Compost In An Apartment (No Smells No Mess Guide!)

If you think you need a yard to compost, think again. You can become a zero-waste lifestyle wizard even if you live in a studio apartment.  Just by making compost! Food waste makes up about 25% of landfills, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. So, composting your kitchen scraps will earn you tons of…

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Urine In Compost (The Amazing Value of Pee!)
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Urine In Compost (The Amazing Value of Pee!)

You may have heard that urine is good for your plants. And as a compost enthusiast, this may have given you a bright idea! Can you recycle urine and add benefits to your composting process? If so, how should you do it, and are there any dangers when adding urine to compost?  Below I’ll give…

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Adding Compost To A Lawn (The Ultimate Secret!)
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Adding Compost To A Lawn (The Ultimate Secret!)

Is your garden lawn looking frazzled? Want to make it your garden’s main attraction instead of the blemish it is now?  You don’t need powerful potions and powders. Instead, go back to basics and try something that’s been enhancing lawns for years and years: adding compost! Compost isn’t a cutting-edge treatment, but it’s enough to…

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Do Fingernails Decompose (Find The Answer Here!)
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Do Fingernails Decompose (Find The Answer Here!)

If you’ve ever monitored fingernail clippings, you’ll know they look the same as the day you clipped them, even months later. You might then wonder whether fingernails decompose (and if not, what happens to all the little bits people worldwide keep snipping off their nails?).  The most basic composting rule says you should only compost…

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Composting In The City (Best Ideas for Urban Composters!)
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Composting In The City (Best Ideas for Urban Composters!)

You probably know that composting is an environmentally friendly thing to do.  But composting in a city environment can be a struggle.  Certain constraints make it less easy for city dwellers than those of us who live in a more rural setting. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do it! There are lots of composting…

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How To Store Potting Soil (The Right Way!)
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How To Store Potting Soil (The Right Way!)

I always end up with too much potting soil! I guess I like to have more of the stuff on hand, so I don’t need to return to the nursery and buy more… But this leads to the thorny question of how to store potting mix properly. Can you just leave it and forget it?…

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Hi, I’m Anthony.
I’m fascinated by composting! Compost is miraculous stuff. It boosts the health and vitality of your plants, and will even improve the taste of your garden produce. When you see the benefits you won’t be able to get enough of it! With some basic knowledge, you can produce rich, sweet compost for all your backyard plants. This blog is about sharing everything that I’ve learned in the hopes that it will help others discover the amazing rewards of composting… More about me...

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