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Compost ingredients???????
As stated in a couple of other forums, I am brand new at this gardening business. We have 2 acres with 110 trees, most of which are live oaks. Needless to say, too many to rake or pick up, so I grind them up with the mower. We have just… More
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Help! Out of control compost.
Okay, I started attempting composting this winter. I was doing really well about stirring it regularly. Well, we started a little remodel project in our house and I got lax about stirring it and adding to it. I guess it has been about a month since I had done anything… More
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Planting Directly in Compost
...n the ground right now. We got a bunch of organic compost to amend some areas, but these raised beds are completely new and empty. Can we plant directly into the raised beds if they are filled… More
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Making Compost at Home
I would like to start making some compost. I am totally new to the process and have no idea where to begin. I have several questions for whomever can help. 1. Is a compost bin the best way to go? If so, how big of a bin should I get?… More
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A Few??s from a Compost Newbie
Hello, As the subject line says, I am a relative compost newbie, and could use any advice. We started our compost bin this spring -- it's a black plastic, covered bin with rows of ventilation holes at regular intervals (bought from Gardens Alive on sale). We add coffee grounds and… More
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Compost Tea for Vegetable Gardening
We are planning to do some intensive vegetable gardening and need to figure out how to not to spend a ton of money on feeding our plants. We have got our soil tested from a lab and need to make years worth of amendments. Thus we are looking to go… More
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adding compost to flower beds
So in all my reading it talks about adding compost to your flower beds in the spring and fall. I kind of feel stupid asking this but...how do I add it to an already established flower bed that needs the nutrients? Do I pull all the mulch out of the… More
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how to get compost to mature faster?
I have had a composter for 7 months and no compost yet. What I am I doing wrong it is just dry leaves and grass in there? I have a stand composter that must be tumbled by hand I do that occasionally and try to give kitchen scraps weekly. I… More
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Fruit flies in my compost?
Hi all! I have a home composter which has produced some lovely compost over the winter. However, over the last couple of days, every time I take the cover off, swarms of what look like fruit flies emerge :mad: . I'm not sure that they are actually fruit flies, but… More
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Compost... or contents of.
...ce I posted here! Some years back I built a 3 bin composter, works great. Have a question though... guy across the street had several bull pines dropped and stumps ground up. So, I have an opportunity for quite a bit of pine grindings… More
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Compost Annimation
...selection. Gary/Louisville http://eclectech.co.uk/compostbin.php More
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Citrus Compost.
I have been warned against using citrus in compost pile. I have been throwing all types of citrus in there. What are the affects? Does it make my compost more acidic? Do the rinds just take a long time to compost? More
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compost heap
... behind my garden that i dump any thing that will compost. Does any one else do this ? Every spring i have compost i add to the garden. Really don't have a weed problem doing it this way. More
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Compost...
Bins and tumblers I think are ok for folks who live on city lots, have limited space and all. For folks like me who have bitten off more than they can chew in terms of garden space, such things are not sufficient. At a former property I had big maple… More
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how much compost?
Ok so my flower bed is 12ft by 6ft. How much compost would you add to a clay soil? More
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What is your favorite fertilizer?
compost tea...two big shovel full in a 5gallon bucket ...add water..cover with screen..let steep for a few days and then water your plants with it... More
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compost bin
I am getting a new compost bin tomorrow and it is FREE. WOOHOO. Getting it thru reuseit.com. I just have to go pick it up. Finally a real compost bin and it collapses for easier moving. Now I won't have to keep using my old wash machine tub. :0 More
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Compost Question
Okay, I started my compost on August 13th in a rolling type bin. I think it's pretty full & moist (compost sticks together) but it doesn't seem to be doing anything else. There's no odor but last I checked there was still some lettuce in there that still looked like… More
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how to make compost?
I was thinking buying a 55 gal. plastic drum and cutting it into sections and putting different wires in between. Any better ideas??? More
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"Compost Smoothies"
... to chop up kitchen waste before adding it to the compost tumbler. I put egg shells, veggie peelings, etc, in the blender, add a little rain barrel water and hit the puree button on the… More
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My compost pile
Well, it looks like my compost pile is finally composting... Yea.... I was turning it the other day, a mouse ran out from underneath and then I saw at the end of my pitch fork a smaller one.. :( I didn't see it yesterday, maybe they moved. I have to… More
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compost problems
...my first garden ever. My mom and I also started a compost pile, but quickly realized we were in over our heads.… More
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COMPOST TEA
... SHOW WHO GREW HUGE PRIZE WINNING VEGTALBLES WITH COMPOST TEA.HAS ANYONE OUT THERE TRIED THIS AND DOES IT REALLY WORK? I HAVE SOME BREWING I THOUGHT I'D GIVE IT A TRY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME THOUGH, SOMEBODY LET ME KNOW SOMETHING More
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Compost as the only fertilizer for roses?
...ic growers out there - I have TONS of rabbit poop compost from my hubby's hobby - is that enough as frequent top dressing for roses to grow and bloom well? Or should I stick with the tried and true (and chemical) fertilizers designed for roses? And how… More
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