The night crawler is a cherished composting worm for its worm manure known as worm castings or vermicast which is equal in size and structure to mice dung.
Tag: Soil & Compost
March Gardening Calendar
The biggest focus this month is, “When can I DO something?” If you have been asking yourself this question, the answer is a LOT! March is the month to really get started
Using Worm Castings For Your Indoor and Outdoor Plants
Worm castings are one of the few available resources today that offer numerous proven benefits while offering no bad side effects. Not like pesticides and fertilizers with special hazardous handling advice, worm castings promote plants and root development without the…
How to Make Composting Simple as Dirt: My Top Tips
Composting is really not a big deal. Anyone can do it, and everyone should do it. Allow me to break it down for you and give you suggestions on how to start your own compost pile and reap the benefits.
5 Easy Steps to Sustainable Gardening
1) Observe your space… Where is the sun / shade? (watch the patterns during the growing season throughout the day) How is the land sloped? (south faces warmer & sunnier than north – use to your advantage!) Is it windy?…
Being Green, Gardening and Why I Blame my Kid
So often you hear “It is all my parents fault” occasionally I even hear m mother taking the blame for my occasionally caustic personality thought I’m fairly certain I’ve never blamed her for my questionable vocabulary and sharp tongue Not that she is shy by any means just a little more diplomatic.
Composting! An Enviornmental Gold Mine In Your Back Yard
Composting is not only one of the best things you can do for your garden, it is also one of the best things you can do for our environment.
Let’s Speed Up That Compost Pile
Compost piles must hold a minimum of organic material before they will maintain rapid decomposition. So the pile should be at least 3-feet-by-3-feet and 4-feet tall. Naturally piles can be larger. Moving leaves to the pile, then chopping them up…
Addicted To Composting
It was in the fall of 1998 that I took up composting. Most Saturday mornings were spent watching gardening shows on HGTV and DYI. I understood that without good soil a garden was doomed to failure. What better way to…
What is Organic Composting?
Making compost will help you reduce pollution and cut down that landfill! Your plants will grow healthier and look happier for it and it will save you money on fertilisers too. Our local council in Manchester has now given us…
Required Components of a Compost Pile…
Compost, made from decomposed grass clippings, leaves, twigs, and branches, becomes a dark, crumbly mixture of organic matter. Learn how composting works. Even a newbie to composting can make good quality compost. It can be compared to cooking as art…
Easy Steps to Composting
It is becoming more and more obvious these days that we need to recycle as much as we can, and anyone with a garden has a head start and can make a great contribution. To many novice gardeners, including myself,…