Part of the fun of composting is running experiments to find out what works best. Here we chronicle the results – both good and bad.
Until a couple of years ago, I didn’t even realise you could grow tomato plants from cuttings Then, at the local gardening club, one experienced gardener told me that he would always take cuttings off his tomato plants. As the old ones started to become less productive, he would replace them with new plants from …
Have you ever bought live pot herbs from the store? Usually they look great, but after a week or two they start to die. I used to think that this was because they were forced. But then I read that supermarkets have to sterilise the soil before they place plants next to food. This lead …
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Read most compost guides, and you’ll be advised you need size to compost effectively. And this is true – to an extent. I can attest to this. I used to struggle to get my smaller compost heaps going. But when I built a large compost heap using pallets, I would find, when I turned my …
Can You Micro-compost In Small Bins? We Did An Experiment – Here’s What Happened…. Read More »