Showing posts with label compost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label compost. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Coffee in the Garden

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I have coffee in my garden. Not sipping the hot bitter beverage while seated in an Adirondack chair, watching the birds, as my wife does in ...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Compost and Your Compost Pile, Part 4 -- Compost Maintenance

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Compost will happen in your garden when microorganisms have organic material to eat in the presence of moisture and air. Once you establish ...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Compost and Your Compost Pile, Part 3 -- The Pile

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Compost is a natural result of natural forces. In nature, organic material breaks down and decays when it encounters the billions of bacteri...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Compost and Your Compost Pile, Part 2 -- Composting Structures

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Compost is amazing. Of the many gardening activities I participate in, composting is one I am passionate about completely. To take kitchen s...
Monday, May 30, 2011

Compost and Your Compost Pile, Part 1

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Compost is just about the best thing you can do for and have in your garden. Both a verb and a noun, compost should be a part of your garden...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Soil Amendments in the Garden

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Almost every garden can benefit from soil amendments. I'd say every garden, but I once lived in California's famous San Joaquin Vall...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Fishing for Coffee

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Compost is one of my favorite things about gardening. As an amendment, it works wonders as it improves soil and benefits plants. As a mulch,...
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Leave Leaves in Your Garden

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It's beginning to happen everywhere. As my wife and I traveled through Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado last weekend, we noticed trees ...
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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Coffee in the Garden

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Enjoy your morning cup of coffee and let your garden enjoy it too. On warm summer mornings my wife likes to take her early cup of brew and s...
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Friday, August 13, 2010

Tea in the Garden

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I'm a creature of habit, though I try to add at least one thing new to my activities each day. For more than 40 years, I've started ...