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How to Compost : Learn Organic Garden Composting Online : Correct Temperature for a Compost Pile

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:00:28 +0000

Find out what temperature your compost pile must reach and why, plus get tips on adding nitrogen to compost, in this free organic gardening video.

Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

Duration : 0:1:2

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Humanure Composting Facts and Ideas (for Alaska)

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:26:11 +0000

Humanure composting is great for your organic garden. Joseph Jenkins wrote the book, “The Humanure Handbook.” I thought it was fabulous. You can download and read the 2nd edition for FREE:

http://humanurehandbook.com/downloads/H2_all.pdf

Composting your own poop and pee can increase your crop yields by 10-25%. Why not consider humanure for your next organic garden. It’s great for the environment, and it will save you lots of money for your next organic garden.

This video is about humanure composting facts and ideas (for Alaska).

If you have any comments about humanure composting in Alaska, please leave a comment. Long live humanure composting!

I can’t wait to start my own organic garden with humanure!

More links to learn how to compost your poo and pee. Humanure will turn into compost for your organic garden. Learn how to do it:

http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/jcjenkins01
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composting_toilet

Have a great humanure composting day!

Duration : 0:7:31

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How to Compost : Learn Organic Garden Composting Online : How Water Affects Compost

admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:19:54 +0000

Compost needs a certain amount of water to break down correctly, but too much water can keep the compost from getting enough air. Learn how to make sure your compost pile has the right amount of water in this free organic gardening video.

Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

Duration : 0:1:12

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Learn to Compost in Your Backyard – A Sierra Club Green Tip

admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:24:04 +0000

Owen Bailey from the Sierra Club shows us how to compost biodegradeable waste for reuse as fertilizer for your yard or garden.

Duration : 0:3:37

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Salt Lake City Wasatch Community Garden – Growing Food and Making Compost

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:48:56 +0000

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com visits the Main Wasatch Community Garden in Salt Lake City Utah. Find out what’s growing in Salt Lake City plus learn about a cool compost sifter, as well a hoop houses and cold frames in this episode.

Duration : 0:13:27

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Cape Cod Times; Building Compost Bin

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:07:00 +0000

Natalie Spence,host of The Garden Club, shows viewers a nice n’ easy way to build a compost bin.

Duration : 0:3:24

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How to Compost : Learn Organic Garden Composting Online : How to Quickly Start a Compost Pile

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:11:11 +0000

Want to start an organic compost pile quickly? An expert shares a home-made recipe that you can use to make your compost pile quickly break down in this free organic gardening video.

Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

Duration : 0:1:17

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Kitchen Compost Bin – Advice From a Friend

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:19:59 +0000

A kitchen compost bin will come in many different shapes and sizes.Some are store bought and some are home made.

It is a very convenient way to store kitchen waste that would otherwise be headed for the landfill.

The better store bought kind have a charcoal pack in the lid that will absorb odors from food. This is a great help as you really do not want anything in the house that gives off an odor.

I use just a basic stainless steel can with lid but there are types available that have an assortment of designs.

The container can take a few days to fill up but when it is finally time to head to the compost pile, dig down in the pile just a bit and add new material. After it has been added cover it to keep pests out and this will begin the composting process even faster.

After the material is added to the pile you will just need to be patient. There are tumblers that you can buy to speed up the process. Even the fastest tumbler known to man takes about 4 or 5 weeks to work.

If your not in a major hurry a pile on the ground will work just fine. Pick an out of the way spot. Composting material does not smell but it can be hard to look at.

Kitchen is generally thought of as green matter or nitrogen material. You will also need to add some brown matter or carbon material.

Brown matter will be the things outside like dried leaves, pine needles, sawdust or newspaper items. Just black and white print though, to many chemicals in colors.

Put a little bit more brown material for a good mix but nothing is engraved in stone. Experiment and see what works best for you.

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How to Make a Worm Compost Bin

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:22:59 +0000

Starting a worm compost bin is not hard at all. The worms will do all the hard work you just need to make them a home. Worm castings as they are called is great food for all plants, they will love you for it. Any container roughly 2ft by 2ft is large enough but you can go bigger. Good aeration is very important, worms are just like you and me they need to breathe air. There is one small difference they actually breathe through their skin.

That is why a good moist environment is really important. Dry skin is really uncomfortable for them. But you want to be careful not to drown them. The common name for the most commonly used worm is the Red Wiggler. The scientific name is the Eisensia fetida. They usually measure from 1.5 to 2.5 inches in length.

Things that they love to eat include leftover Watermelon, Pie filling, they really love pumpkin and corn meal. there are a few other things you can try to see what they like. Such as Coffee Grounds and Filters, Tea Leaves and Bags, Apples, Beans, Lettuce, Rice, Pancakes and Cantaloupe.

Tear them up into small bits for easy consumption. You can try freezing food scraps then thawing them out to soften them for easier digesting. Bury newly added food a few inches to deter fruit flies and other pests.

A worm compost bin is an excellent choice for those that live in apartment or have a very limited space. It takes up very little room and it produces good amounts of worm castings.

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Make Garden Compost out of your waste – Recycle your Most Plentiful Organic Resource

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:35:19 +0000

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can make garden compost out of your most plentiful organic resource. He visits a friends place to learn about this way of composting.

Duration : 0:10:59

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