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Organic Vegetable Gardening
... used alone, in combinations with other materials yielding other nutrients, mixed with manure, or in compost piles. Since the potash bearing materials vary so much in composition and rate of decomposition, specific ... 74 1.30 .70 .50 Table 2. Table 2. Composition of Various Materials Thrown into Compost Piles Compost Material % N % P % K Banana Skins (ash) --- 3.25 41.76 Cantaloupe rinds (ash) --- 9 ...
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Ants
... wall voids, in cardboard boxes, in the petiole bases of palms, under leaf litter, in compost piles, under rocks, along fence lines, and in outdoor furniture. Many other damp locations may serve ...
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OSU Extension Service and Agricultural Research Station News
... into compost for next year's flowers and vegetables. Keep your compost pile healthy A healthy compost pile ensures composting success. Sick compost piles are the result of several problems that slow down the decomposition process, said Jan McNeilan, Oregon State University Extension Service consumer horticulture agent. Hot compost ...
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Common Sense Gardening and Compost
... compost. These may contain eggs of ascarids (round worms) or other parasites which can infect humans. Where to Compost Compost piles should be accessible! . Ideally, locate your garden close to the house and the compost pile adjacent to the garden. The location for the compost pile ...
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compost in Colorado
... compost bins of various sizes and shapes. Open from May to October, the demo site shows a variety of compost bins with compost piles ... compost by hand over the lawn, allowing compost to settle into the holes left by the aerator. Around midsummer, add compost around plants and shrubs that appear stressed. Lightly hoe the compost ... cheeses, cat or dog feces to compost piles. These materials smell, draw ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Composting
... About Composting Gardens Ablaze Composting - Frequently Asked Questions Country Compost Crock Tumbler Compost Maker Pyramid Composter, Black Compost Mixer Plow & Hearth-Products for Country Living Homestead Garden ... so dispose of these wastes somewhere away from garden areas. Do compost piles smell bad? A properly maintained compost pile should have a pleasant, organic, earthy smell. Under some ...
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Botanical Garden | MUN Botanical Garden Compost Education Program
... compost bin. Vermicomposting also extends the composting season, an important consideration in our northern climate. Worms kept indoors will continue to consume waste when outside compost piles ... - Let's Compost! What To Compost Information Sheet #3 - Compost Bins Information Sheet #4 - Building Your Compost Pile Information Sheet #5 - Humus: Garden Gold - The Finished Compost Information Sheet #6 ...
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Compost and what it is
... of creatures in my piles. When their needs are adequately addressed I will have a rich crumbly and fluffy compost to add to our gardens ... odor-free decomposition of your household waste. I often make my compost piles in a leisurly way. I will gather a couple of truckloads ... of any diseases while adding to the compost pile. I like to time the late summer compost piles to work in this fashion. Then I ...
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Compost, aerobic VS. Anaerobic
... Compost, aerobic VS. Anaerobic Compost, Aerobic VS. Anaerobic The two types of compost: Aerobic and Anaerobic Aerobic VS. Anaerobic compost piles Now we get to another matter, that of two major classes of organisms that ... thousands of articles have been written about it there are as many ways to build compost piles and manufacture it as there are materials that are suitable for it. And though this ...
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Botanical Garden | MUN Botanical Garden Compost Education Program
... temperatures drop, you can continue adding waste to your compost pile throughout the winter.  Even in mid-winter the large leaf piles at MUN Botanical Garden remain warm in the middle, indicating decomposition is occurring. Here are some winter-composting tips: 1.    Position your compost bin in a sunny ...
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