If you’re a gardener, I sincerely hope that you’re saving those autumn leaves for your garden. They can be used as mulch or compost and are an important source of nutrients for your soil.
Archive for the ‘Composting’ Category
Compost Your Autumn Leaves! Don’t Waste ‘Em!
Posted in Composting, Fall Gardening, Organic Fertilizer, Organic Lawn Care, Soil Conditioning, Starting A Garden, tagged Allentown, Beginning Gardening, Bethlehem, compost, compost bin, Composting, Fall Gardening, fertilizer, Fungus, lawn health, leaves, lehigh valley, manure, organic gardening, Organic Lawn Care, Pennsylvania, Soil Conditioning on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Using Human Urine As Fertilizer In Your Home Garden(!)
Posted in Composting, Organic Fertilizer, Soil Conditioning, Vegetable Gardening, tagged Beginning Gardening, compost, composted manure, Composting, corn, fertilizer, fertilizers, manure, organic gardening, soil, Soil Conditioning, Tomatoes on October 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In one year, the average human produces enough urine to fertilize 6,300 tomato plants in just one season. That fact makes me want to run outside every time I feel the need and drench my vegetable patch.
Harvard University’s Transition To Organic Lawn Care
Posted in Composting, Organic Fertilizer, Organic Lawn Care, Soil Conditioning, Starting A Garden, tagged Beginning Gardening, compost, compost tea, Composting, Eric T Fleisher, fertilizer, fertilizers, Harvard University, lawn health, organic gardening, organic lawn, Organic Lawn Care, soil, Soil Conditioning, soil test kit on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Harvard University has eliminated the use of ALL synthetic fertilizers and harmful chemicals after a one acre organic experiment yielded astounding results.

