Almost anything you chop on a cutting board can go in the compost bin. This forms the "green layer" that you'll often read about in composting guides. These provide plenty of carbon for the microorganisms to break down. fruit and vegetable waste: peels, skins, seeds, leaves eggshells coffe...
if you have a lot of carbon-rich yard waste and not enough nitrogen-rich food waste, it could mess up the ratio (we’ll get to that in a minute), making it harder for it to compost.
Why Compostat Home? Even though food scraps are organic matter, the conditions in landfills make it impossible for them to decompose naturally — after being thrown out, our wilted lettuce leaves and overripe avocados turn into methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. “Natur...
Multipurpose compost Balanced liquid plant food How to grow salad leaves Cultivation Most salad leaves prefer an open, sunny position, although they will tolerate light shade. During hot, sunny summers, they may do better in light shade.
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You can prevent powdery mildew by keeping the soil around plants well watered, mulching in the spring, and avoiding splashing water onto leaves. Remove infected Forget-Me-Nots to the compost heap. Frequently asked questions about Forget-Me-Nots ...
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a large tree with long, gracefullydownward-curved branchesthat sway in the breeze, the corkscrew willow is a smaller tree with an upright form and irregularly shaped, gnarled branches. In the fall, when these trees have lost their leaves for the season, theyadd wonderful winter interestto any...
Flea beetlesInsectNumerous tiny holes in leaves—as if they’ve been hit by a shotgun.Use row covers; mulch heavily; add native plants to invite beneficial insects. LeafhoppersInsectWhite shed skins on leaf undersides (from nymph molting); stippling (many tiny spots) on leaves; “hopperburn...
We talked to compost experts, all who say composting is actually quite simple once you learn the basics.