Unlike a magic potion, whose ingredients must be mixed exactly to provide the desired end result, a compost pile isn’t an exact science. But there are certain components, tips and tricks that avid composters use to create the best end results possible. Humus is produced from composting, and nothing makes your garden happier.
Balance The Ingredients
In order to for a compost pile to be considered active, there must be a proper balance of ingredients. If you have too much of a single component, your compost may eventually go cold. To keep …

Organic matter tends to decompose naturally. But you can actually help make the process easier by learning the process of composting. Having a compost pile may be easy or hard, depending on the way you choose to do things and how much time you want to invest in managing your pile.
Hot or Cold?
There are basically two ways to create compost. It can either be a hot or cold pile. The cold type is the easier route since you just have to leave the pile to break down. You gather the …

Imagine yourself as a chef of a fancy restaurant. To cook a delicious meal, you carefully measure the ingredients and combine them to create wonderful dishes. The same can be said when creating composts. This time, however, instead of the people in the restaurant as your customers, you will be answering the needs of your plants. And just like cooking, you are given the task of putting together in equal amounts the “greens” and “browns” of composting.
“Greens” and “browns” are nicknames which are used to refer to the organic materials …

If you decide to start your own compost pile, it’s a good idea to make a simple enclosure or bin for convenience and neatness. There are a variety of commercial compost bins or containers available at large home garden stores, or you can make your own. It is not difficult and the materials needed are few.

If you’re into organic gardening, you probably know by now about compost and the wonders it works in your vegetable and flower gardens. But for newbie’s, creating compost is not really on the top of their to-do list. The question of “Is composting worthwhile?” usually comes up, and not knowing enough, the choice is for the easiest course of action.

While organic gardening requires extensive work initially, it does pay out significant dividends in the end. It is not only good for you, but for our planet as well. Let me describe to you how the process works and you will get a better appreciation of it.

I have a great tip today, courtesy of my friend and fellow gardener, Teresa. She told me that when she was younger, her and her family would go to a party at a family friend’s house for a BBQ.
After the guests were finished eating, the dad would gather up the biodegradable foods, dig a hole by a tree, put the saved bits into the hole and then fill it in. Over time, the foods would break down, feed the soil and in time nourish the tree.
I thought this was blooming …

Mulching an organic garden can be defined as placing decomposed organic material around your plants. Fertilizer in an organic garden may be as simple as amending the soil with compost. Fertilizing and mulching provides protection and nutrition to your garden plants. These mulches and fertilizers can be purchased at home and garden centers as well as online.

When people talk about composting they are often not aware that something’s are inappropriate to put into compost bins. One would think that any table scraps, or items found in the kitchen after cooking could be put into a compost bin. This is a great idea, but not really a good one. While there are quite a few things you can use to compost, there are some things that just do not work.