Composting: A brief guide for the beginning composter 69 Articles

by Lynn Smythe

HOMEMADE COMPOST We operate two composting bins at our house to recycle our kitchen scraps, non-diseased yard wastes, and excess grass clippings. The compost bins we purchased came with a copy of the 95 page book Backyard...read more

by Deb Lambert

There's Gold in Those Suburbs... Defy authority! Don't perch those bags of yard waste on the curb. Why, with a little backyard alchemy, you can turn that stuff into gold. Black-gold, known as compost. Have you got wh...read more

by Ladymermaid

If you have dirt, water and sunshine then you have everything that you need to convert vegetable waste into nutrient rich soil. All it takes is a small corner of your garden or yard, a wooden box or barrel, or even just ac...read more

by Emil Ala

So you think that composting is rocket science. It isn't really. It is as easy as falling off a log. Just listen to what happened when I first made compost a few years ago. I spoke with the man at the garden shop, who g...read more

by Jackie Lee

Composting Basics A lot of people don't compost because they perceive it as difficult, time consuming and maybe even smelly. None of these could be farther from the truth, and once you have some of the rich black compos...read more

by Rebecca Foster

Compost is a natural fertilizer. It improves soil structure and soil's water-holding capacity. Gardeners understand the value of compost and the improvements it makes in a garden. It makes the difference between scraggly...read more

by Rita Chaney

Those who love gardening and wish to conserve the environment have probably already discovered the adventure and benefit of making compost. Composting is an inexpensive way to make mulch or natural fertilizer to encourage ...read more

by Nagashree Subramanyam

Composting is the process of producing compost through aerobic decomposition of biodegradable organic matter. Composting is nature's own recycling system. It breaks plant matter down into its original nutrient form a...read more

by Huma Rashid

Composting is a great way to dispose of refuse, live green, and fertilize your garden without paying for expensive treatments or products. Compost is the final product of a complex and intricate feeding pattern involving h...read more

by Steve Marshall

Essentials of Basic Composting Containment The first step to achieving proper composting, is to isolate your composting to a particular place, or separate area within your home garden. This helps in producing bacteri...read more

by Jackie Tritt

Well made compost looks, feels and smells almost good enough to eat. It should be dark and crumbly, moist but not wet, and smell sweet. The compost container can be a plastic bin, or the type you tumble so the contents ...read more

by John Shaggy

"Why would I want to compost?" You may be asking with both amusement and curiosity as you read this. Why? You're helping to go green and save the planet. Why? It doesn't cost a lot and your lawn or garden will thank y...read more

by Wayne K. Wilkins

All right then. I am a common man from a common family; we make our own common compost from our own common dead food and plant materials. Would you like that in a non-common way? Basically, we started a good two years b...read more

by Crafted Customgifts

Composting is a great way to replenish your soil's nutrients and it will greatly reduce the amount of waste that goes into the dump. So much of what you throw away can be broken down and used in the garden! Composting is v...read more

by Rex Coker

I live on a slope and the soil erodes very easy. I have a hard time trying to keep up with the erosion so I investigated the problem and I tried putting river rocks, loose gravel and loose grass clippings from my lawn mowe...read more

by Rex Trulove

What has nature been doing ever since plants first started showing up on soil? It has been composting. Compost gets rid of plant material in a way that gives other plants and several animals a rich source of nutrients that...read more

by Ethel Smith

You can start composting with no initial outlay, if that's what you want to do. It's as simple as finding a suitable spot in your garden and starting to recycle some of your waste by-products. However an open compost heap ...read more

by Jeff Parsons

My land was a great place to grow rocks. Just water the soil and they'd pop up like mushrooms after a rainstorm. Gardening was a challenge. Then I heard about composting. Compost can revive your soil, reduce your ferti...read more

by Michelle Dunbar

Composting is not a science. It is not difficult, expensive, nor will it take up lot of your time. The only initial outlay will be for a Compost Bin, and there are plenty to choose from. If you are new to composting th...read more

by Pat Merewether

I've been composting for decades. That sounds strange, I guess I should say I've had a compost bin for decades. I highly recommend it, especially if you have a garden. Here are some quick and easy ways you can get starte...read more