As a gardener we all talk about humus. Some of us even buy humus soil, and humic substances like humic acid and fulvic acid…
The advice to add egg shells to the garden or compost pile is very common. In my last post I looked at some evidence that…
Lots of people add eggshells to the garden or compost pile. It is claimed that they add important calcium to the soil for…
Last week in, Composting – Which Method is Best, I discussed various methods of composting. In my experience each of these…
In the last couple of months I have been talking about traditional composting which is also called hot composting. For this…
Manufacturers of compost tumblers claim that you can make compost in 2 weeks. This sounds like a really good idea. Instead of…
Compost accelerators, compost starters and compost activators are all terms used for products that are added to the compost…
Human and animal waste is considered to be a good garden fertilizer in much of the world. In more civilized countries we call…
Composting is the process of degrading organic matter. So any organic matter should be good for the compost bin—right? Maybe…