Saturday, August 30, 2008
Composting makes Soil and its Easy
I want to encourage composting. There are only 2 of us and we make alot of good soil with our little composting. It is free and with just a few additives it really enriches your flower or vegetable garden. I won't go in to much detail about the how to's as there is much info on line on how to compost. I have 2 bins: one we made out of wood and chicken wire and a platic circular type bin I found at Goodwill ( I am a real fanatic about shoping at Thrift storesI believe if you need it you will eventually find it, whether at a yard sale or thrift store) 2 bins will help you move the compost around better. This summer I was actually putting compost soil in my garden in as little as 2 weeks, it made that fast. Once you get into it, you will enjoy the thought of doing this rather than just throwing it in a land fill. Martha Stewart at marthastewart .com had direction for a small bin you could keep under your sink that turned your vegetable scraps into compost all year long ....I just blogged the site that has info on this for your info check out my other blogs..I am new at this. http://www.marthastewart.com/article/vermi-composting-?autonomy_kw=compost%20bin&rsc=header_3 ahh the link to Martha's info. Hope this helps someone, I would love input on experiences of your own, although I have been growing plants for years and gardening too, well I am a Half Way gardener, I just sort of "wing " it alot as I tend to get very busy and forget to fertilize, hate to weed ( I am always trying to figure out how not to weed, I hate it). The past few years I have been trying to keep a gardening diary to see what works. I am learning that gardening is a life long "thing" to learn, try and error, learn and do what works if the weather permits. Mother nature affects what we do alot. More soon, Melaine
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