DIY Worm Composting Bin
Vermicomposting is the process of using earthworms to make compost. Earthworms eat, digest, and convert food scraps and yard waste into compost that you can use in your garden. There are worm composting bins being sold but some can get overly expensive. A traditional bin can set you back at least a hundred dollars – […]
How to Make Your Own Succulent Potting Soil
The secret to growing healthy succulents is tender loving care – and this includes good potting soil. It’s important to remember that succulents won’t thrive in dense soil like the regular potting ones. Initially, when the succulents are small, regular potting soil will do. However, as they grow, they need something porous. The most common […]
Who Said Orange Peels Aren’t Good for Compost?
I recently came across this meme on Facebook. We all know Abe didn’t say that. But there are people who believed that meme and actually think he did. You see how the internet can sometimes be a source of false information? Take this for example: I love oranges. My family loves them, too. We […]
How to Make Your Own High Quality Compost
Australia has the thinnest layer of topsoil of all the continents. Many of us buy in soils for our gardens and/or add large quantities of humus to try to improve what we have. Soils are being depleted all over the world. With very little effort we can make a difference in our own backyard. Here […]