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  • What is compost?

    Compost, organic material, organic fertilizer, are all terms that are used in gardening that are close to being the same. A scientist would probably be much more specific in describing the ingredients and effects of compost. Basically compost is a dark, rich crumbly organic fertilizer that exhibits a...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by Bill-nhn on 02-19-2008

  • An article I have previously published! Compost Food for Your Garden!

    Composting can develop a most rewarding garden, whether it is an ornamental garden or vegetable garden. You can either start a compost pile, or get one of the many commercial composters available in garden catalogs, which ever you choose, you will increase the overall health, and yield of your garden...
    Posted to Gardening Tips & Advice (Forum) by GardeningSphere on 01-14-2008

  • Soil Buying Tips

    Remember soil is simply dirt. Soil amendments is something added to soil to improve it. It becomes confusing because soil is branded with so many different tags. A bag may be marked as a "soil conditioner" which basically means that the solid has been amended. You need to pay attention to the...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 01-12-2008

  • Compost Pile Quick Tips

    You don’t need an expensive bin to start your compost pile. A pile of leaves, yard waste or grass clippings is a great start. If you don’t want to have a pile of leaves etc. you can use chicken wire (that’s what we called it on the farm) to make a simple column of wire to contain your contents. Do not...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 12-28-2007

  • In Praise of Compost

    My garden produces lots of beautiful flowers, not to mention healthy trees and shrubs and a few vegetables and herbs. It also produces a bumper crop of garden waste. Spring and fall are the big seasons for waste, of course, with loads of accumulated winter debris in the spring and millions of leaves...
    Posted to Growing Wise (Weblog) by Elisabeth on 11-01-2007
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