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How to Compost : Learn Organic Garden Composting Online : Choosing a Compost Bin

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:43:04 +0000

http://www.HomeOrganicGarden.net Organic gardening is much more then just avoiding the use of chemicals on your garden. For many people it is an outlook on living using nature’s laws to grow their fruits, vegetables, and other plants naturally. This is usually a personal choice made in light of much research done into the importance of diet as it relates to our health and longevity.

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Should you be an organic gardening newbie, you are going to need to know what supplies to purchase to be successful with your garden. Organic gardens are not too much different than other kinds of gardens. The main exception is that the gardening supplies like fertilizers ought to be free of artificial chemicals and the like.

Have you ever considered growing your own organic vegetables from home? If you think it is hard work or to difficult, then I want to share with you how I grow my own organic vegetables from home. The reason why I started growing my own vegetables was, because I realized that most vegetables that are grown commercially are sprayed with chemicals that are harmful to our bodies.

Composter. Genuine organic gardening demands using composting materials, and it really is a lot simpler when you possess the correct tools. Some sort of compost crock which rests within your kitchen area and holds food waste may be bought on-line for less than twenty-five dollars. Bigger, compost tumblers sell for much more, however when you are determined to truly pursue organic gardening, it will be the best method for recycling.

Organic gardening compost is made by decomposing anything which decomposes like leftover food, rotten veggies or even animal waste. Dog and cat waste are generally not used as they may spread infection. These materials are filled in layers in a pit covered from rain. It must be mixed regularly so that it decomposes evenly.

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Composting Fall Leaves

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:14:04 +0000

How to compost fall leaves and other vegetative material. Shows inexpensive bin and how to turn compost. This is one of many videos that will follow the gardening season chronologically in Kansas City. We hope that people can follow along and work in their own gardens. Organotill features organic no-till methods.

Duration : 0:11:30

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Compost in 40 gallon Containers for Container Gardening-Recycle your trash for compost

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:14:03 +0000

Hi! This is Going Organic. You can find our website at “www.goingorganic.weebly.com”! Today I am going to talk about composting.
It is winter time here in Central Florida. I am composting in containers to prepare for a container garden in the spring. I’ve drilled 3/8″ holes in the bottom of these 40 gallon containers. I’ve added oak leaves to the containers with shredded paper and cardboard from the home shredder, used coffee grounds from Starbucks, water from the fish pond, egg shells, cow manure, vegetable scraps.
All those old bills and junk mail you shred at home can be a carbon source for your compost. This is one more way to recycle and not send paper to the landfill.
Used coffee grounds are a good source of nitrogen. Once the grounds are used, their ph is close to neutral. So they are very safe for plants. I picked up this bag full of coffee grounds the other day. Starbucks has a recycling program for their coffee grounds. Anytime, you can walk in and ask for their used coffee grounds. They will pull the whole trash bag full of grounds out and double bag it for you. The other day, the server even carried it out to the car for me. I just want to say “Thanks!” to the Lake Mary Starbucks for all their free coffee grounds.
I’ve been using water from the fish pond, since it is used as liquid fertilizer in hydroponic systems. I have a page on my website on how to build an easy portable fish pond.
I save the egg shells from cooking, since tomatoes like calcium. I let them dry out overnight. Then I break up the eggshells into small pieces and add them to the compost.
Eventually I will substitute worm castings for cow manure. I didn’t start on my worm farm early enough to put it into this compost. The worm castings will provide much more nutritive value directly to the plant.
I had a lot of potatoe peals left over from Christmas dinner that I added to the containers a few days ago. Composting is a great way to recycle much of the waste that you usually take to the curb. Did you ever wonder how much of the trash in landfills is comprised of food waste. Well, according to the Department of Agriculture, it’s approximately 100 billion pounds every year. The average household alone ends up throwing out 14 percent of their food purchases.
Every few days, I dump the leaves into other containers to stir up all the leaves and increase the oxygen level in the mulch.
I put these large black garbage bags over the containers to accelerate the composting. This soil will be ready when all the leaves have broken down to the point where they can’t be recognized as leaves anymore. At that point, it should look like rich black soil.
So let me know what you think about the video. Also contact me at my website: “www.goingorganic.weebly.com”! I will keep you updated this coming spring on how well the compost turned out. Thanks for watching.

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How to Start a Perennial Garden : How to Compost for a Perennial Garden

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:58:03 +0000

Learn how to compost a garden of perennial plants and flowers in this gardening video from a year-round garden expert.

Expert: Martha Cycz
Bio: Martha Cycz has been a perennial backyard gardener for more than 20 years.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Duration : 0:2:15

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Manufactured Compost Bins

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:38:02 +0000

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Duration : 0:2:48

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Compost Kitchen Scraps

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:19:06 +0000

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Duration : 0:3:19

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The Garden Rockstar – The Homemade Compost Tumbler

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:24:05 +0000

Michael shows his homemade compost tumbler and talks about compost and how it works.

Duration : 0:3:10

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compost tumbler

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:16:03 +0000

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.

Duration : 0:3:52

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Composting Gardens, episode #363

admin — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:07:03 +0000

http://www.TheRawFoodWorld.com, Today Angela and I went to the composting gardens in Ojai, CA. We didn’t even know this place existed and were very excited to learn about it. Enjoy…

Duration : 0:8:52

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How to Compost

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:46:08 +0000

Dave investigates, with Howard Anderson, the equipment you can use to create the best possible compost for the support and nourishment of your indoor and outdoor plantings.

Duration : 0:2:43

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