The Role Of Worms In Composting
The role of worms in composting is a really interesting one. It’s likely that they’re not actually doing quite what you think they’re doing! Most of the decomposition in a compost heap is handled by billions of…
How To Stop Your Compost Pile Attracting Pests
Has your compost pile become home to more than just your vegetable peelings? Or is not knowing how to stop your compost pile attracting pests putting you off even getting started? Pests aren’t an inevitable part of…
Benefits of Making Your Own Compost
The benefits of making your own compost aren’t limited to bigger, stronger, healthier plants. Homemade compost is cheaper, and producing it is more gentle on the planet. It also reduces the strain on landfill sites and local…
Composting Hay And Straw
Composting hay and straw is a fantastic way to boost the amount of carbon in your compost pile. And to dispose of either material after it has been used for animal bedding or garden mulch! Straw and…
Protecting Container Plants From Frost
Protecting container plants from frost is vital in some regions, if you want your cold tender plants to survive until spring. There are several ways of going about it, depending on the size of the container and…
What’s Happening Inside Your Compost Pile?
What’s going on inside your compost pile? It may look pretty inert from the outside, but the interior of a well-maintained compost bin is a hotbed of activity. Of course you can make great compost without understanding…
My Experience Of Setting Up A Worm Farm
Setting up a worm farm is something I’ve been interested in for several years now, and this month I finally got to turn my wriggly dreams into reality. Before taking the plunge I’d read a lot of…
Composting In A Small Space
Composting in a small space sounds a bit like wishful thinking, doesn’t it? When you picture a compost heap, it’s likely to be one of those big ones, at least 3 feet tall, deep, and wide. And…
How To Care For A Maidenhair Fern In Winter
Understanding how to care for a maidenhair fern in the winter is a new problem for me. I’ve owned no less than three of them over the years, but the first two both met crispy deaths in…
Choosing The Right Composting Containers For Your Yard
Let’s start out by saying that you don’t have to have any kind of container, to get started with composting. You can in fact simply make a compost pile straight onto the ground. And there are pros…