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Home and garden events
San Jose Mercury News, USA Tips from a master composter. 11 am March 14. Smith & Hawken, 26 Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos. (408) 354-6500, www.smithandhawken.com. Beautiful roses. A Metropolitan Adult Education Program workshop offering growing tips. 1-3 pm March 14. … |
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Have you heard of composting, but just aren’t sure what it means? Not sure why how compost can benefit you? If you haven’t started composting at home yet, now is the time! Home composting is more t…
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There are other less obvious tumbler disadvantages that may negate any work avoided, time saved, or sweaty turning with a manure fork eliminated. Being top-loaded means lifting compost materials and d…
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Upcountry Sustainability Expo
Maui Weekly, Hawaii Amid a chorus of “oohs and aahs,” several vendors provided an up-close-and-personal look at worm composting, hydrogen power production, wind energy and battery-powered vehicles. And the event was not just to “show off” Maui’s sustainable players. … |
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… friends by diverting daily leftovers at the breakfast buffet from the garbage bin to … wastes to near-shore tropical aquatic ecosystems) is dealt with by using low-flush composting …
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Use grass clippings for mulch or compost. Never send them to the landfill, as they are excellent fertiliser left on the lawn (if they are not too long) and/or make terrific compost/mulch dug straight into the garden or used for pathways …
When you sow the seeds in planter trays, use a good potting soil. You don’t need to add any fertilizer at this point because you will be transplanting the seedlings soon anyway. When you are preparing your garden in your yard, …
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The Naturalist
The Smart Set, PA It's hard to come down hard on people trying to earn a living by selling worm composting kits and these small wooden frogs that actually sound like frogs when you run a stick over a ridge on their spine, or whose identity is so tied to what they're … |
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The good stuff: Plants just can't get enough of worm castings
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA Everett, has been worm composting for years. She uses the castings they produce to make a fertilizer "tea" to water her office plants with. Once, when a co-worker went on vacation, Everett included his plant in her watering rounds. When he came back, … |
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Chicago Flower & Garden Show can be fun for whole family
Southtown Star, IL The interactive programming will include building a terrarium, warming up to insects and bugs, worm composting, container gardening, and building birdhouses and feeders. • Saturday and March 14: University of Illinois Extension representatives will … Spring is here: Let's get ready to garden |
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