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Composting

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Autumn Leaves: Four Ways to Put a Free Harvest to WorkDo not send autumn leaves out with the council bin. Here are four ways to turn them into mulch, compost and leaf mould, and the few leave...Composting

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Compost Tea and Weed Tea: A Thrifty Liquid Feed, Made SafelyWeeds and clippings can become a free liquid feed. Here is how to brew a compost or weed tea, dilute it, and use it safely around vegetab...Composting
Composting for Beginners: How to Turn Scraps and Clippings into Good SoilA plain-English guide to starting your first compost heap in an Australian backyard, from the greens and browns mix to fixing a smelly bin.Composting
Composting in a Small Garden: Bins, Tumblers, Worm Farms and BokashiA courtyard, a balcony or a postage-stamp backyard can still turn scraps into soil. Here is how to choose between a bin, a tumbler, a wor...Composting
Composting in Winter: Keep the Heap Working When It Is Cold and WetA heap that ran hot all summer goes quiet in May. Here is what actually slows down, why wet is a bigger problem than cold across southern...Composting

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Dig and Drop Compost Holes: Composting Without a HeapNo heap, no bin: dig a hole, drop in a few days of scraps, cover it and move on. Here is how compost holes work and how to keep them tidy...Composting

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Food for the Soil: What Around the Home Can Feed Your GardenWas it once alive and can it rot? Then it can probably feed your soil. A practical list of what to use, what to leave out, and where to f...Composting

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Trench Composting: Bury Your Scraps and Let the Soil Do the WorkNo bin, no turning: dig a trench, fill it with scraps and clippings, cover it and let the soil do the work. Here is how to do it well in ...Composting