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Category: Soil and Compost

link to What Goes at the Bottom of a Compost Pile? 9 Things to Add

What Goes at the Bottom of a Compost Pile? 9 Things to Add

I’ve written several articles on how to start raised garden beds—including what to put in the very bottom of raised beds to get the most out of them—but when I started composting in my...

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link to 50+ Cheap Nitrogen Sources for Your Compost Pile

50+ Cheap Nitrogen Sources for Your Compost Pile

Composting is kind of magical (seriously...here’s why). You take something you can’t eat or don’t want, you toss it in a pile of other stuff you can’t eat or don’t want, then you wait...

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Should I Put Cardboard at the Bottom of My Compost Bin?

Composting is one of the cheapest ways to create great garden soil, turning kitchen scraps and yard waste into rich, nourishing soil amendments. But when you set up a compost bin for the first...

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link to Composting Pizza Boxes: A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide

Composting Pizza Boxes: A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide

As an longtime gardener, I hate to toss something in the trash or recycling bin that could have instead gone in my compost heap to help out my garden later in the year. But what about the leftover...

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Is Your Leftover Pizza Compost-Friendly?

As a longtime gardener, I try to compost as much as possible, but I’m also a pizza lover and someone who particularly dislikes food waste. Every once in a while, I forget about my leftover pizza...

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link to 50 Plants You Should Never Compost (and Those You Should)

50 Plants You Should Never Compost (and Those You Should)

As a longtime gardener, I've developed a deep appreciation for composting. It's an amazing way to turn kitchen and yard waste into incredible (and free!) soil amendments.  However, I've...

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