Compost Toilet


Make Soil Not Sewage!

Complete instructions for how to build and maintain a worm composting toilet for Ecological Sanitation treatment. Uses no water and turns waste into fertilizer.

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Posted on March 30th, 2011 by admin and filed under composting | 4 Comments »

compost tumbler


this video shows how I made a compost tumbler out of a plastic 55 gallon drum. The drum cost me $20 and the rest of the supplies coast around $25. All total I spent about $45.

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Posted on March 24th, 2011 by admin and filed under garden composter | 14 Comments »

Compost made Easy!


EASY compost that anybody can make FAST and add to your garden in weeks instead of months or over a year. Watch the video and see the fast decomposition.

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Posted on March 18th, 2011 by admin and filed under composting | 26 Comments »

Composting Latrine

Ryan Entwistle (MA student, John Brown U.) describes this latrine that he helped build. Since our garden and well are located some distance from the house and shop we decided to build a simple composting latrine that would also demonstrate the safe disposal and use of human waste. Excrement is contained in a 5-gallon plastic pail in which a scoop or two of a mix of ashes, dirt and leaves is placed after each use to reduce odors and hasten the composting process. A simple urinal made from a 1-gallon plastic milk jug allows urine collection in a separate plastic container (sealed oil drain pan from Walmart). Urine will be fermented and added to the water tanks supplying the drip irrigation system for the garden, acting as a natural nitrogen fertilizer. The vent pipe is painted flat black to absorb solar radiation and create a rising thermal air column inside to remove odors. A screened ‘Tee’ at the top of the pipe prevents rain from entering and insects from leaving.

We desired a latrine that would be an attractive, safe, comfortable, and odor-free facility that would also allow us to recycle some of our waste for productive purposes. We’ll monitor it over the next few months to see if we accomplished our goals.

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Posted on March 16th, 2011 by admin and filed under composting | 4 Comments »

Composting Leaves

What’s falling from the trees this fall should turn up in your garden next year… as nutrient rich soil. Allen Smith reminds us that fall leaves are as good as gold.

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Posted on March 15th, 2011 by admin and filed under composting | 12 Comments »

Garden Sheds Could Be Used For More Than Storage

Many individuals understand that garden sheds and storage go hand in hand, however do you understand that there are a lot of additional uses for your gardening sheds? When contemplating storage in the garden, a shed is the very first solution that usually spring to mind, however in reality, sheds are generally advantageous for more than only housing the lawnmower or garden tools.

In this era, individuals are out to receive the most value from their shed, and are discovering its promise as a workshop, storage house, or even a greenhouse. This is mainly due to the truth that there’s such a broad assortment of different dimensions and materials on hand nowadays. What is even better is that you don’t need to actually visit your provider to select your shed. When you have a home computer you may effortlessly evaluate specs and prices on-line.

Besides using garden sheds for storage, you might wish to use it as a greenhouse. This is a novel design and with the newer variations of these storage sheds it’s quite simple to do. An alternative could be to build your shed as a mini workshop. This will help keep your supplies more ordered, and will let you have a much easier time gardening. So even though gardening sheds and storage go hand-in- hand, there are loads of other likely uses for them also. However, you should settle on what sort of shed you would like before you get one.

If you’re considering purchasing a garden storage shed, you’ll notice that they include three fundamental kinds of materials that happen to be wood, metal, or plastic. Most individuals are informed about all natural wood sheds in the garden. Wooden sheds are appealing, however they do require some maintenance to make certain that they stay that way, and as well to keep out the weather conditions.

Another sort of shed widely available is one made from metal. Metal storage units are strong, and are created to last. These metal constructions may not appear as nice-looking in your gardening as the wooden ones, however their resilience is a significant benefit. On the other hand, there exists the chance of rust, and some upkeep is required.

The final type of gardening storage unit worth thinking about is a plastic one. A lot of individuals these days like plastic gardening sheds and appreciate the several benefits they provide. Most of the storage units are made out of a high quality, and heavily molded plastic like polyethylene and PVC. These sheds will last a very long time and require little or no maintenance. An overriding benefit is that they’re a lot less expensive than metal or wooden sheds.

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Posted on March 12th, 2011 by Roger S. Shelter and filed under garden | 1 Comment »

Compost Tea

Brewing a batch of aerated worm casting tea. Great for boosting all living systems in the garden and right on plants.

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Posted on March 9th, 2011 by admin and filed under composting | 26 Comments »

Keter Multifunction Garden Products

Shirley Bovshow, host of the Garden World Report Show previews multifunction garden products by the Keter company at the Spoga-gafa show in Cologne Germany. Affordable, stylish and cutting edge raised garden planter, garden cart, composter and a cooler/bar table are presented. Watch the rest of the show at GardenWorldReport.com

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Posted on March 9th, 2011 by admin and filed under garden composter | 1 Comment »

Plastic Garden Sheds Are A Wise Choice

Plastic garden sheds are much better than the sheds made of wood as they’re not at risk of damages made by termites and other bugs. Plastic sheds are easy to get, and if you go on the internet you can easily find local suppliers. Advantages just like these are the reason that plastic garden sheds have become increasingly more well liked.

Contemporary plastic garden sheds are prefabricated in the manufacturing facility. All you must do, after you have ordered your kit, is to put it together. This is very straightforward, since there is a smallest amount of sections and they are intended to fit together easily, commonly with no special tools being required. This form of shed is a good deal quicker and less complicated to put together than a customary wooden one.

Another benefit of plastic garden sheds is that they are rather inexpensive. Combine this with outstanding longevity, and you can be glad about how they are such excellent value for the money.

Technology has provided us modern plastics which allows companies to produce excellent quality products at lower costs than ever beforehand. Consequently you have to stop thinking that anything discounted might be of less value. Modern plastics and manufacturing operations are making excellent sheds at discount prices, and you should not overlook this.

These garden sheds are lightweight and they are impervious to rot or rust, and lots of other things that plague wooden or metal sheds. They’ve the benefit of not struggling with rot, corrosion, or any kind of infestation. The worst thing that might happen to it is that it could get wet.

Therefore, when you’ve put all your garden items inside, you know they will be shielded from the weather conditions and stay protected. Your shed will also defend your gardening items like fertilizers, mulches, and composts from invasion by garden pests.

You do have to be just a little careful because they might experience harm from exceptionally strong winds. This is as a result they are so light weight. It is shrewd for that reason, to pick out your place carefully, favoring one that is horizontal, and also protected to a certain extent from high gusts of wind.

A garden shed is an exceptionally effective way, not just to gather garden equipment, but also to organize them. No longer will you need to waste time searching for a specific item, since once they are organized you’ll have the ability to find any specific one right away. So do your research to locate the best ones in the marketplace nowadays.

Plenty of individuals adore their Plastic Tool Shed. By browsing Vinyl Storage Shed you’ll receive a lot more advice.

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Posted on March 9th, 2011 by Roger S. Shelter and filed under garden | 1 Comment »

Paper towels in a vermicompost?

So, I’m 15 and I’ve been working on being more environmentally conscious over the past few years. Now, I have a composter and I use vinegar and baking soda to clean. I know worms in a compost will eat paper towels and such. But my question is: Will worms eat a paper towel that has been used to clean with vinegar and baking soda? Will it injure the worms? Will it make the soil more acidic/basic? Thanks :)

A few here and there would not be too bad. Figure the acidic acid in vinegar is the pretty much the same as in lemon peels.
But if you have had something bad enough growing in your bin that you needed to disinfect it, then toss the paper towels. You would not want to reintroduce a contaminate.

I keep a couple of pales of mature compost when I empty out the bin. As I put fresh material in the bin I sprinkle a layer of the mature compost over it. The colonies of good bacteria and worms get a head start. This layering seems to breakdown the material a bit faster with less smell.

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Posted on March 4th, 2011 by admin and filed under worm composter | 3 Comments »
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