Category: Soil Health & Composting
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A Super Simple DIY Vermicomposting Bin
Vermicomposting, or composting with worms, is an easy way to recycle kitchen scraps and create high-quality compost for your garden or container plants. The DIY vermicomposting bin I’ll show you how to build below doesn’t take up much space or require much effort. When maintained properly, it has little to no smell and can easily…
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From Waste to Gold: Urban Composting Techniques That Actually Work
Composting is a powerful way to reduce waste and create valuable soil amendments, but if you live in an urban environment, the composting struggle is real. Whether you have limited space, odor concerns, problems with gnats, flies, or other pests, or are limited by your HOA or other neighborhood regulations, the limitations that come with…
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Sheet Mulching Made Easy: 11 Steps to Building Better Garden Beds
With so many different methods of sheet mulching out there and with each method sometimes having contradictory information, it can be confusing and hard to know how to get started. So, in this guide, my aim is to break down the sheet mulching process into simple steps with clear explanations for each step. Sheet Mulching…
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How to Make a No-Dig Garden: Fertile Soil, Less Work
When I started my garden at our new place this year, I knew I wanted to make no-dig garden beds, but I wasn’t sure what the best no-dig method was. So in preparation for setting up my garden, I did a lot of research. But after my initial research on no-dig gardening, lasagna gardening, and sheet…
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Pallet Compost Bins – 5 Practical Tips and 3 Mistakes to Avoid
Having a good composting system set up is one of the best things you can do for a permaculture garden. A set of pallet compost bins was one of the first things we built at our new property, and I’m so glad we did. Pallets are an excellent resource for building backyard compost bins. Not…