How Fast Does Compost Turn Into Soil?
Compost is the best amendment for your garden! It’s alive, rich in nutrients, and adds structure to existing garden beds. Live compost contains worms, fungi, bacteria, and bugs that eat…
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How and Why to Use Rice Hulls in the Garden
If you’re searching for the ultimate sustainable garden amendment, consider rice hulls, otherwise known as rice husks. This materially is essentially what’s left over once the food grain is processed.…
Why Your Compost Pile Smells Bad and How to Fix It
You may think decaying organic waste smells rotten, but in compost, it shouldn’t! Composting microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, and archaea eat the debris before it smells bad. They work with…
7 Different Composting Methods for Home Gardeners
Don’t get gardeners started on our compost piles! We love to make it, sift it, and talk about where we’re putting it. We’ll be more than happy to tell you…
13 Fall Soil Improvements You Can Apply Now
Fall is the ideal time to add soil improvements to garden beds, raised beds, and containers. They’ll start breaking down this season before slowing their decay in the winter. Then,…
Do Fall Leaves Make Good Compost?
Autumn foliage falls in masses as deciduous trees and shrubs prepare for winter. If you live near these trees, your yard is probably full of fallen, dry leaves! An easy…
What is Mycorrhizal Fungi? Is It Good For My Garden?
Without mycorrhizae, many plants would shrivel, wither, and die. They’re a group of unseen fungi that work alongside other organisms to better soils. When you walk through a forest, there’s…
Keep These 9 Things out of Your Compost Pile
Composting feels like magic. Throw your wilted lettuce, onion skins, fallen leaves, and other garden waste in a bin. Let it sit. Flip the pile with a shovel a few…
What is Well-Drained Soil? How to Assess Soil Drainage
Poor drainage is a major killer of our prized garden species, as stagnant water breeds disease and disaster. Plant roots struggle to breathe and slowly drown without access to enough…
7 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Compost
Composting is a swirling blend of science, nature, and connection to our food sources from start to finish. (It’s also a swirling blend of kitchen scraps and organic material that…