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Basic of Making Compost Video for Beginners

July 26, 2010

There are a lot videos about making compost. This one is good one for beginners that want to understand the basics of making compost at home. If you’ve been hesitant about starting a compost pile, this method is a simple and affordable way to recycle your yard waste and food scraps into rich organic compost. [...]

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CSI: Compost Soil Investigation: CASE CLOSED

November 18, 2009
steaming-compost

This week I closed the case on my soil investigation with the delivery of 7 cubic yards of Nature’s Way 3/8″ Compost Leaf Mold. It was still warm and you can see steam rising from the mound. We emptied the three raised beds and placed the original soil on the driveway. With both soils side [...]

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CSI: Compost Soil Investigation

November 15, 2009
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In August 2009, I started Project 802 which consisted of building three raised beds for growing vegetables. It appears I did not do enough research before buying the soil for my vegetable bed. I ordered a ready to use vegetable garden mix from a local soil yard. The soil I received was lighter in color [...]

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