Earthworms: Selecting and Growing Worms for Fishing, Composting or Gardening
Growing earthworms might seem like the easiest sort of farming in the world. All you need to do is put a box in one corner of your kitchen, add some dirt, kitchen scraps, a few lawn trimmings and you are all ready to go, right? Not so fast, there, future farmer. There are approximately 2,700 […]
Continue readingHow to Build a Better Compost Heap and Improve the Ecological Balance of Your Soil to Produce Succulent Vegetables and Beautiful Flowers
Compost is the natural method for creating fertile, productive soil. The key to good compost is to balance the nitrogen and carbon contents of your compost heap. However, the process doesn’t stop there. The pile needs to heat up – but not too much. It needs to be damp, but not too wet. And it […]
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