Are you frustrated that composting takes so long? Have you been working on your compost been for a year or more without product to add to your garden? Chapters in gardening books and chap books have been writing with detailed, scientific instructions on how to compost. Some publications even offer various recipes for making compost. If you’re really frustrated you can buy a pre-made starter bacteria.
This approach makes composting too complicated and appears to be a daunting undertaking for the casual gardener. The solution? Table scrap composting. Start with a little dirt, some leaf mulch or grass clippings and then add the following type of items: vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and filter, plant trimmings, add about a glass of water a week and stir with a garden fork once a month. Make sure to not add any animal waste.
The result, in one mid-western growing season you will have mulch ready to add to your garden when preparing for winter or keep it to add next spring. The Earth Machine Handbook notes that the amount of household garbage generated can be reduced 80% by using this method, see www.earthmachine.com.
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Are you frustrated that composting takes so long? Have you been working on your compost been for a year or more without product to add to your garden? Chapters in gardening books and chap books have been writing with detailed, scientific instructions on how to compost. Some publications even offer various recipes for making compost. If you’re really frustrated you can buy a pre-made starter bacteria.
This approach makes composting too complicated and appears to be a daunting undertaking for the casual gardener. The solution? Table scrap composting. Start with a little dirt, some leaf mulch or grass clippings and then add the following type of items: vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and filter, plant trimmings, add about a glass of water a week and stir with a garden fork once a month. Make sure to not add any animal waste.
The result, in one mid-western growing season you will have mulch ready to add to your garden when preparing for winter or keep it to add next spring. The Earth Machine Handbook notes that the amount of household garbage generated can be reduced 80% by using this method, see www.earthmachine.com.
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