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leafunturned
... the soil and grass. Left alone, piles of leaves will become leafmold in two to three years. The process is speeded by shredding them, adding some nitrogen fertilizer, and keeping the pile moist; turning the pile every three or four days will produce leafmold in three weeks. The ...
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compostessentials
... the laborious effort of turning the pile. The perfect compost pile calls for 1 part of nitrogen for every 30 parts of carbon in the organic material. You will maximize your production with the ...
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Non Chemical Methods Plant Diseases
... removed from the site. Composting may not be a good idea unless you do a thorough job of turning the pile so it reaches a high temperature. Removing the infected plant will help control the spread ... birds. Mulching can reduce plant diseases by preventing splashing of inoculum from the soil onto the plant. Mulching will also enhance the overall health and vigor of most plants. Soil solarization is a ...
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Get Growing Gardening Tips 56- Composting
... Turning the pile speeds up the process and ensures complete breakdown. What to do with all the leaves that have fallen from the trees this autumn? The can be used to mulch over plants in the ...
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compost in Colorado
... the materials. Troubleshooting the compost pile typically uncovers a few basic problems: using the wrong materials or the wrong ratio or size of materials, watering the pile too much or too little or not turning the pile regularly. Most compost pile ...
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The Gardener's Network - A to Z's of Home Gardening: Composting and Mulch
... pile. You can keep odor to a minimum by turning the pile regularly. One of the most common culprits is grass clippings piled too thickly. Make sure to mix them in well. Some Do's and Don'ts: Do stir the pile ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Composting
... turning the pile frequently to evenly distribute the heat and composting materials is an important step in reducing the risk of transferring diseases into the rest of the garden. Should fertilizer be added to the compost pile ...
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How to build a compost pile
... pile in just a week or two. Find a spot where you will have some room to move around, you will be turning the pile on occasion, and there is nothing worse than being squeezed between a fence, the pile and the house trying to turn several tons of manure with a pitchfork while avoiding the ...
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Review -- Movable Harvests: The Simplicity and Bounty of Container Gardens
... turning everything over about 25 times..." From a civil engineering textbook on mixing ingredients in the field, I remember the instructions: build a pile of the ingredients; this will result in layers. Dig up the pile ...
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Composting in the Garden - GardenLady.com
... Mom chose to skip the pile and all associated chores…she does her composting right in the garden. Now you might ... put right in the garden and covered with soil. During the growing season, the compost ingredients are buried in the footpaths, between ... the soil to cover today's deposit. Earthworms and micro-organisms in the soil quickly break the kitchen scraps down. And there is no turning of the pile ...
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