compost
compost
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-05-24
Composting is the process of organic material breaking down. The process of breaking down is more commonly known as decomposing. There is an entire ecosystem of earthly creatures, some you can see l...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-05-27
We all at some point would like to drop a few of those extra pounds we put on, whether it was from mom's thanksgiving dinner, or an extra piece of that birthday cake, over time they all add up around ...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-05-31
Vermicompost is the end result of organic matter being consumed by earth worms. Also commonly known as worm castings, vermicompost adds much needed nutrients to the soil that have been depleted with ...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-06-01
Vegetable gardeners were going green long before "green" went main stream. We have been recycling food waste for decades, storing up rain water in barrels to use when the weather runs dry and so many...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-06-02
I have been vegetable gardening for a very long time. In that time I have come across a lot of things I should have been doing, and many things I should not have been doing. For example on the "do n...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-06-06
In the early spring, the cooler months, that is when I get my spinach, radishes and lettuce in the ground. Within a month or so I have fresh vegetables ready to be harvested. The only problem is onc...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-06-23
When I started vegetable gardening I was a mere seven years old. I would go out and help my dad turn the soil over, plants some seeds, even bury the food waste in the backyard. Of course back then b...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-06-24
There will come a time when you do everything right for your vegetable garden, family, pets, kids and so on, to make sure you are going as "organic" as possible, only to have something out of your con...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-06-27
What does it mean to concentrate? By definition it means to focus in on something and ignore the surroundings. In home vegetable gardening the definition is fairly similar, except we do not ignore a...
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by MICHAEL PODLESNY - 2009-10-02
Arugula is a very popular green to add to any salad or as a stand alone side to your dinner or lunch. And who can resist, it is enriched with plenty of Vitamins A, C, K and Folate as well as the nutri...