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Throw and Grow
1 week, 4 days ago

Throw and Grow

ABC  

SERIES 35 | Episode 38 Christmas Special Sophie shows how to make seed balls – balls of clay containing seed that can be thrown anywhere to get a pop of colour in the garden. What you need: Clay; air-dry from a craft store or fine clay from your garden Clay; air-dry from a craft store or fine clay from your …

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'FOGO' processing plant opens in Tasmania's north-west in a bid to keep food and garden waste out of landfill
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'FOGO' processing plant opens in Tasmania's north-west in a bid to keep food and garden waste out of landfill

ABC  

Australia is grappling with a food waste problem. But a large chunk of it will come from the community, as food organics and garden organics waste collection services are offered to 38,000 north-west coast homes. Dulverton chief executive Veronica Schilling estimated FOGO makes up about 40 to 60 per cent of household waste, and diverting it would save 7,500 tonnes …

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If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales
7 months, 1 week ago

If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales

Associated Press  

If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources to build one, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. PLANTING AND GROWING Poke holes or cut slits in the top of the bale and plant your seedlings, filling each little hole around them with compost or potting mix. If planting …

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Pests in the Patch
1 year, 5 months ago

Pests in the Patch

ABC  

We all love to encourage wildlife in our gardens, but there is nothing more frustrating than when your painstakingly grown produce is destroyed by unwelcome garden visitors. Identifying the culprit is the first step to getting on top of the problem, and then you can follow these tips to help stop wildlife completely annihilating your vegie garden! Rats and mice …

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Essay: Leaving mulch to be desired
1 year, 11 months ago

Essay: Leaving mulch to be desired

Hindustan Times  

“Do you know that for the last 15 minutes, you have been talking non-stop about composting? “Kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho to poori kaaynnat usse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.” Roughly translated it means: “When you want something with all your heart, the universe conspires to help you get it.” Things were somewhat similar …

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Gardening trends for 2023 – experts make their predictions
2 years ago

Gardening trends for 2023 – experts make their predictions

The Independent  

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Got a bucket? Speed up the composting process with bokashi
2 years ago

Got a bucket? Speed up the composting process with bokashi

Associated Press  

It’s no secret that the key to healthy plants is healthy soil, and the best way to improve soil is by incorporating compost, which can take up to a year to make. Meat and dairy scraps — strictly no-no’s in a regular compost pile — can be incorporated into the bokashi bucket. Unlike conventional compost piles, which don’t heat up …

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Fall’s the best time to prep garden soil for new plants
2 years, 1 month ago

Fall’s the best time to prep garden soil for new plants

Associated Press  

If you’re planning a new bed for perennials, groundcovers, shrubs or trees to plant next spring, the path to success starts with a good foundation. If the reading is outside the target range for a plant, it won’t be able to avail itself of nutrients, whether from soil or fertilizer. So consider what you’ll be planting next year, learn its …

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Pumpkins can be composted, donated to farms, fed to wildlife
2 years, 1 month ago

Pumpkins can be composted, donated to farms, fed to wildlife

Associated Press  

Hold off before throwing that porch pumpkin into the trash along with Halloween candy wrappers. Consider composting pumpkins in the garden, donating them to community gardens, farms or even a zoo, or simply leaving them as a snack for backyard wildlife. Gardeners can add pumpkins to the compost pile after removing any remaining seeds and being sure to cut off …

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How to garden through climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

How to garden through climate change

Salon  

If you're struggling with your garden in these times of uncertain and extreme weather, who better to talk to than botanist and long-time organic gardener Sally Morgan, the British-based author of "The Healthy Vegetable Garden" and "The Climate Change Garden"? At the moment, we've got a heatwave — it's about 32°C — and is protecting my soil. Composting is great …

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Peat made up less than 30% of compost sold to gardeners in 2021 – report
2 years, 4 months ago

Peat made up less than 30% of compost sold to gardeners in 2021 – report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some 1.02 million cubic metres of peat were sold in compost last year, compared with 1.31 million in 2019, …

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Prince Charles turns paperwork into compost at Highgrove
2 years, 6 months ago

Prince Charles turns paperwork into compost at Highgrove

The Telegraph  

Prince Charles' head gardener is developing compost by using shredded paperwork and organic waste from the Highgrove estate to help tackle the impact of climate change. Kitchen leftovers, garden waste and even shredded documents from the estate's offices already go into making valuable compost. This organic compost has vital nutrients and having a steady supply means they can regularly top …

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How to turn your garden into a carbon sink
2 years, 6 months ago

How to turn your garden into a carbon sink

BBC  

How to turn your garden into a carbon sink Alamy From patches of wilderness to decomposing plants, turning your garden into a carbon sink isn’t just about adding lots of trees. Alamy Ponds can actually reduce the amount of carbon stored in a garden, but they have many other benefits Wild lawns "In the past everyone wanted a pristine lawn, …

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What’s the holdup with composting in L.A.? And what you can do in the meantime
2 years, 6 months ago

What’s the holdup with composting in L.A.? And what you can do in the meantime

LA Times  

Los Angeles residents are getting mixed signals about compost. But L.A.’s Bureau of Sanitation, which is responsible for collecting your trash, recycling and green waste, only allows residents in its composting pilot program to do so. She isn’t part of the city’s pilot program, but she wants her food waste to be put to the best possible use. CR&R, a …

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Worm composting is great for the planet and your garden. Here’s how to get started
2 years, 9 months ago

Worm composting is great for the planet and your garden. Here’s how to get started

LA Times  

To worm or not to worm? The bedding should be wet like a damp sponge but not dripping, said Chris Jung, who’s been growing and selling worms and castings from his backyard in Glendale for some 20 years. Learn the worm composting basics Craig said he won’t sell people worms until they can tell him they’ve set up their bins …

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With composting, Californians can take climate change into their own hands
2 years, 9 months ago

With composting, Californians can take climate change into their own hands

LA Times  

L.A. Compost volunteers Yoichi Nagano and Esko Robinson work at the group’s regional hub in Griffith Park. Another round of “aggressive Googling” led Leong to a group called L.A. Compost and the start of a life-changing conversion that began — naturally enough — with broccoli stems, coffee grounds and banana peels. Composting became bigger than itself: a gateway to friendships, …

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Don’t have a yard? Here are 3 good options for composting in small spaces
2 years, 10 months ago

Don’t have a yard? Here are 3 good options for composting in small spaces

LA Times  

So you know food waste should stay out of the landfill for the good of us all, but what if your jurisdiction doesn’t have a program in place yet, and you don’t have space for a traditional compost pile or garden? L.A. County’s Smart Gardening program sells worm composting bins for $65, complete with worms, and has how-to videos online. …

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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week
3 years, 2 months ago

Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week

Daily Mail  

TIME TO MAKE LEAF MOULD Many of us will be raking up leaves over the coming weeks. When converted to leafmould, they become useful as soil conditioners, mulches and ingredients for making potting compost. Nigel Colborn reveals how leaves can be used as a multi-purpose raw material this season To hasten decomposition, scatter fertiliser over the leaves each time you …

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8 best kitchen compost bins to make fantastic fertiliser from food scraps
3 years, 10 months ago

8 best kitchen compost bins to make fantastic fertiliser from food scraps

The Independent  

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, advice and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Investing in a kitchen-top compost bin is …

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