Idea videos: Compost Bins & Buckets
Making compost bins with wooden pellets Compost Buckets
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Sep 26, 2012 | 0 comments
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Making Compost
I remember years ago reading a garden book which explained how to build and operate a compost bin. It was in the 60’s to 70’s describing the standard way of composting on a quarter acre section. I have built a few compost bins myself at different places that I lived. In fact one of the […]
Sep 24, 2012 | 0 comments
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Turning Biowaste into Compost
The Thames Coromandel District is one of the very few districts in the country mixing biosolids with green waste and turning it into Grade Aa compost with its own Biosolid Composting Facility. “This is an innovative and sustainable outcome of creating a beneficial product from human waste,” says Thames Coromandel District Council Project Manager Rob […]
Aug 16, 2012 | 2 comments
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Digger Dan: November’s gardening tips
Watering, fertilising, planting and feeding: Digger gives us a list of gardening jobs to do this month.
Wally Richards – Leaves, nature’s soil conditioner
Autumn and early winter in the garden means that all the deciduous trees will be dropping their leaves and for the keen home gardener they are a free, valuable garden conditioner. Leaf mold is an excellent, free soil amendment. It is easy to make, simple to use, and has a huge impact on soil health. […]
Jun 01, 2011 | 0 comments
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Winter Gardening
Those living off the smell of an oily rag are usually keen gardeners, because fresh is best and it’s a great way to save money! To many it’s also a fulfilling leisure activity. So let’s head off into the oily rag garden, just to show it’s never too cold to go gardening! For most people the […]
GREEN…THE NEW BLACK – sustainable landscapes
Everywhere you turn, we encounter messages of environmental responsibility and sustainability. The wave of environmental awareness and all things ‘Green’ continues to gather pace. Hybrid cars, environmentally safe exteriors and interiors for our homes, food and yes, even our gardens. So what is "eco-friendly gardening" all about anyway? It’s all about gardening in as natural […]
May 17, 2008 | 0 comments
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The Importance of Earthworms
We all like to have nice gardens with healthy plants and the only way to ensure this state is to have a healthy soil-food-web. That means a soil that is teeming with microbes, beneficial fungi along with many soil creatures including big populations of earthworms. The easiest way to determine that you have good healthy […]
May 16, 2008 | 6 comments
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