Get your garden ready for winter with these 5 essential October tasks. Stockpile leaves for compost, aerate your lawn, plant ...
When it comes to garbage in P.E.I. it’s not as simple as just throwing things out and when it comes to where people put their compostable waste, not all things are created equal. The Island Waste ...
Many home gardeners start compost piles before winter to reduce waste and prepare for spring prep. Fall cleanup provides a steady supply of leaves, stalks and other carbon-rich materials that become ...
Trash Talk is always impressed by the efforts people make to reduce, reuse and recycle. After last week’s article about creating a three-bin system for garbage separation in the bathroom, Ben Collings ...
'Fall is a great time to supercharge your compost with shredded leaves,' adds Colleen Falicki, founder of Back to Earth Compost. Once you collect fallen leaves, use a garden shredder (from Amazon) or ...
Don't throw away these leftovers but instead use them to make a compost and fertiliser to help energise plants throughout the winter months.
Every spring, I empty the enclosures holding “finished” compost and spread that compost over vegetable plots prior to ...
Joyce Law climbs up a snow bank, lugging a large pail full of veggie scraps, coffee grounds and eggshells to toss into one of the community compost bins in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The bins are several ...