Tag: composting

Compost Happens (Don’t Over Think It!)

Posted: January 16, 2019

There are a lot of benefits to composting Today in the US, over 60 billion pounds of vegetable scraps go to the landfill. Currently, 5% is made into compost. That means the remaining 95% is… Read More

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes

Tags: compost, composting, organic gardening

Vermicomposting – Serious Gardener’s Hobby

by Lisa Hickey

Posted: December 29, 2017

Vermicomposting is composting with worms. The worms eat organic materials ideally balanced with both carbon and nitrogen elements. They produce castings – worm “poop.” The castings become the end product, vermicompost, a wonderful soil additive…. Read More

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes

Tags: composting, red wigglers, worm composting

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