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Top Five Reasons For Making Your Own Organic Compost
There are a lot of misperceptions when it comes to making your own organic compost.
People often think that it will be a lot of trouble and take up too much of their time. They also may believe that it will be a messy and smelly process. Due to these beliefs instead of learning how to create their own compost, they’ll go out and buy fertilizers and mulch from gardening stores.
Here’s a video with just a few of the benefits of making your own organic compost. You can find my five top reasons for composting below. Read the rest of this entry »
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Organic Vegetable Gardening
When you begin organic vegetable gardening the first step is to consider the size and location of the garden.
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You want to make sure that it gets as much exposure to the sun as possible without being too exposed to other elements and weather conditions. The soil of the spot you are gardening should be well-drained and near a water supply. |
Build an Organic Gardening Compost Pile
Organic gardening compost is matter that consists of natural decaying substances like grass clippings, fallen leaves and rotting vegetables (from the kitchen). When composting, it is said that you should feed the soil, not the plants. The plants are able to take care of themselves; they get their nutrients from the soil, so it is essential that you provide the soil with the proper nutrients for the plants to consume.
Just about any organic material can be used for a compost pile, which needs a proper ratio of carbon-rich materials or “browns” and natural nitrogen-rich materials or “greens”.
