Are you ready to reduce water consumption by removing your lawn? Fortunately, this doesn’t have to be an expensive, back-breaking, or toxic undertaking. Sheet mulching, also known as sheet composting, ...
When it comes to composting, one of the biggest hurdles people face is confusion. What goes in? What stays out? Can I make ...
Composting is the process of turning food scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer. You can try a range of composting methods based on your needs and the amount of space you have. If you ...
Traditional composting is a long process. It can take six months to more than a year to make usable compost for your garden. This is fine if you have the time and keep the process going continuously, ...
Fall and winter are great times to do sheet composting in your garden. So just what is sheet composting and what are the benefits? Some people call it smothering, sheet mulching or lasagna composting.
Compost continues to be a hot topic in gardening. Compost enriches your soil, has been shown to suppress plant diseases and pests, reduces - and even eliminates in most cases - the need for chemical ...
Busting myths about composting was one of the goals for a group of "composting coaches" who led a demonstration in Saskatoon on Saturday. The Waste Not YXE event was held at the Saskatoon Food Bank ...
Lasagna gardening has been around for centuries and describes the sheet composting method of layering green and brown organic matter to create garden beds without tilling and digging. This book does ...
“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...