Compost and Composting

How I Build A Compost Pile!

Here is an Article I wrote for my other blog, Home-Grown-Vegetables.com But it fits here too, plus I have been so busy I thought I would Spread the wealth!  Enjoy It!! How I Build A Compost Pile! Since the high heat is in place here in South-East Texas there is not much in the garden [...]

Organic Soil Amendments

Marcie over at Organic Vegetable Garden Guide Posted this article on her blog, so I thought I would repost it here , she has several good articles if your into the organic thing, I suggest you check her out!! Organic Soil Amendments photo © 2009 Matt Montagne | more info (via: Wylio) The absolute best [...]

How Not To Bake Your Worms!

I was poking around on the Instructables website and I found this interesting Instructable, I guess that’s what they are called. I had been thinking about this when it was 105 degrees here at my place back in August, how could the worms live when it is 100 degrees in the shade. Well here is [...]

Compost How-To Info

Whether you are an ordinary gardener, or an organic gardener which doesn’t use of any sort of chemical additive for fertilization or pest control, a quality compost becomes one of the most important factors in determining the ultimate success of your garden.

What Makes Composting Worthwhile?

I think this sums it up, I used to think you could just hoe up your garden, make your rows, plant your seeds, water and enjoy the goodies. Well in a way that is true, for a while, and the after the soil is depleted, your yields go down, the insects come in and eat [...]