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My New Vegetable Garden – Parts 2 and 3 – Plus Composting Fun!

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:25:55 +0000

Just a couple updates on my vegetable garden. And some footage of the super awesome composter!

Duration : 0:7:16

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“Dragon” Compost added to a garden bed

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:22:03 +0000

The White Dragon, from GreenGood, produces compost from restaurant food scraps. We build a garden bed in February at the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden using the finished compost. We will grow vegetables for the restaurant in this bed.

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How to compost / make compost. Composting explained in 2 minutes

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:53:03 +0000

This is a how to video on composting by Clean Air Gardening which shows you step by step instructions on how to successfully compost organically. Learn how to compost in just over 2 minutes. Composting is for everyone so watch and learn how to compost now.

Duration : 0:2:20

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Why To Buy A Kitchen Composter

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:59 +0000

A kitchen composter actually has a very good use, turning scraps into something you can use. This means less garbage in your barrel and in landfills. It also may mean less money spent on fertilizer and compost for your flower or vegetable garden.

A composter is fairly easy to use. You throw your scraps in and punch a few buttons. Leave it for the time specified in the manual and when you open it up again you have compost to help fertilize your yard and gardens.

Of course you can always make compost the old fashioned way. This involves a barrel or bin of some type that you set far away from your house. You then simply throw all scraps into it and wait. Eventually you will get compost like this as well.

One of the biggest benefits to an electric composter is that it helps to reduce smell. Rotting fruits, vegetables, and other food can make for a very nasty odor. You still have some smell with the electric version but there are chemicals you can add to help reduce this smell as well. Some people add enzymes to theirs, this gives the smell of bread dough from the machine.

An electric composted can be put anywhere there is a plug in. This means that you might even put it in your garage or a storage building to keep any smell out of your house. The drawback to this is that adding scraps means totting them to where ever you have your composter located.

Go green today and buy your own kitchen composter. This is a great way to do away with some of the waste that comes from your kitchen and have plenty of natural compost and fertilizer right at your fingertips. Try it today and watch your garden grow.

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Home Made Compost Tumbler

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:37:59 +0000

*How to make a compost tumbler from a food grade pickle barrel. Free Plans at http://dixiegrilling.com/tumbler.htm This compost tumbler with it’s internal aeration system speeds the composting process. Great way to get compost for your garden without the mess and strength required to turn a traditional compost bin. Concealed barrels picks unwanted critters from hanging out at your compost pile. Excellent for urban gardeners with restrictions on space. Can be made very inexpensively. Link to free plans and bill of material at the end of the video.

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Composting: A Buyer’s Guide to Compost Bins

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:35:59 +0000

Compost Tumbler’s on Amazon

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/accessories.html There are many different styles of compost bins one can choose from, ranging from stationary, to compost, to worm composters, to indoor composters and so on. Then on top of that, there’s different models and styles, with different capacities, and tons of accessories to go along with them. What we’ve done is grouped everything into sections and then we explain the different styles of compost bins and uses. That’s right – we’ve created a comprehensive buyer’s guide to compost bins for you. This is actually an easy process, it’s just a matter of deciding what kind of bin you want, and then where you want to place it. Learn all about compost bins in this crash course introduction to compost bins. If you’re looking for more information and want to see many of these great composters, please click the link at the top of this description. There’s a wealth of information about composters there, and plenty of links to some of the different composters in this video. Hope this helps, and happy composting!

Compost Tumbler’s on Amazon

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Kitchen Counter-Top Composter

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:00:54 +0000

Review of RSVP Kitchen Counter-top Composters.

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Gardening Rhythms: Composting using a Black Soldier Fly

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:33:07 +0000

Compost yard and kitchen scraps using the Black Soldier Fly. The fly never appears. It’s first eaten before it flies.

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Green Compost Pail

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:49:10 +0000

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/compostpail.html

This compost pail is made from high density Polyethylene, a sturdy material that will last for years. It is easy to clean, easy to carry, and can hold up to 9.6 quarts of material. It also comes with a charcoal filter, which eliminates odors – therefore, you can keep it on the kitchen counter and just take your scraps to the compost bin, pile, or heap every 2-3 days.

This compost pail is durable, and is built to last! For more information on this pail, please click the link at the top of this video description.

Duration : 0:0:44

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Naturemill Automatic Indoor Composter – Part 3

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:17:01 +0000

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/autocomposter.html

In part 3 of the series, we show you the Naturemill Automatic Indoor composter as we have been at it through the first week. This video shows the progress that has been made on the original batch of compost, and offers a few suggestions of what to do in case there is a smell to your compost or what to do if your compost is a little too green-rich.

Watch the entire series of videos from the start, and check back for part 4 to see how we are coming along with our batch of compost!

Duration : 0:1:3

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