How about grass? Should I spread compost on my lawn? -Randy T. Answer:The most common use for compost is as a soil additive in the garden or for container plants. Adding compost to your planting medium makes the soil richer by boosting the nutrient levels and also improves the texture to...
Add the first few cuts of the year which tend to be large (say 3-4 boxes) into your empty HOTBIN. The bin is full for a week or so, and then rapidly becomes half-empty allowing ongoing use with food. After the spring cut, leave grass cuttings on lawn. Occasionally (e.g. when cu...
The hard work and effort that goes into them can be something you’re really proud of—especially if you’re a lawn care nut like us at Sod University. Adding top dressing to your lawn will reap many benefits for your grass and the soil it grows in. Compacted soils or soils with a ...
2.Greens– Grass clippings from your lawn, vegetable or fruit scraps from the kitchen, and even coffee grounds are Green ingredients. Green ingredients are items that have a high content of nitrogen or protein. You can use the smell test described above to tell if an item falls in this cat...
PURPOSE:To obtain a controlling agent extremely effective in controlling lawn grass pathogenic fungi, especially those of the genus Pythium such as Pythium aphanidermatum and Pythium vanterpooli which are pathogenic fungi causing especially 'snow rot' and 'fusarium patch' of lawn grass. CONSTITUTION:...
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Landfills are brimming, and new sites are not likely to be easily found. For this reason there is an interest in conserving existing landfill space and in developing alternative methods of dealing with waste. Don’t throw away materials when you can use them to improve your lawn and garden!
grass clippings: Some grass is OK, but too much will add excess nitrogen to the compost pile and make it smell bad. It may be best to use a mulching lawn mower instead. leaves pine needles woody materials (branches, twigs) straw or hay sawdust fireplace ash What you should and should ...
In the spring, I plant my seeds and vegetables directly into the garden beds (we don’t till the soil). Then add more composted bedding around the individual plants and cover the beds with grass clippings (we also use only organic lawn products). ...
Moist, dense material (manure, grass clippings, non-meat kitchen scraps) is high in nitrogen. Too much carbon materials and the compost pile will decompose slowly. Too much nitrogen and you may smell ammonia gas. To compost leaves, alternate leaves with layers of soil or manure. Make layers...