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Composting
Composting is a degradation process brought about by bacteria and fungus organisms. Large amounts of organic kitchen, garden, lawn, and/or farm refuse can be reduced in a relatively short time to a pile of black, crumbly humus which makes an ... [... more]
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Mulches for the Home Vegetable Garden
Author: Diane Relf, Retired Extension Specialist, Horticulture; Alan McDaniel, Extension Specialist, Horticulture; Virginia Tech Using a mulch can help you and your garden in many ways. Mulches reduce weed growth by making conditions unfavorable ... [... more]
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Landscaping for Less in the Landfill
Virginia is rapidly running out of landfill space. Fifteen to twenty percent of solid waste sent to landfills is comprised of leaves, grass clippings, and other yard wastes. Gardeners can plan their landscapes to produce less yard waste and use ... [... more]
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Composting
As most Virginians already know, we are rapidly running out of landfill space. Since yard wastes (leaves, grass clippings, tree prunings) comprise an estimated 15 to 20 percent of landfill space, composting this material would help save a ... [... more]
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Understanding and Using Compost
Compost promotes biologically healthy soil by providing food for earthworms, soil insects, and beneficial microorganisms. Of great value also, compost recycles garden wastes that would otherwise end up in our landfills. However, compost should ... [... more]
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Mulching for a Healthy Landscape
For as long as trees have grown in forests, leaves and needles have fallen to the ground and formed a natural protective layer over the soil. This same protection can be given to the plants in our landscapes by mulching. Mulches also simplify ... [... more]
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Using Compost in Your Landscape
When you purchase compost, buy it from a reliable source. Large-scale commercial composting is a controlled, high- temperature process that destroys weed seeds and disease organisms, and produces a relatively sterile product. You can also make ... [... more]
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Making Compost from Yard Waste
Compost is one of the most valuable resources for beautifying your landscape, and it is virtually free. The leaves you rake, the grass you mow, and the branches you trim are some of the ingredients you can use to make compost. Finished compost is ... [... more]
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Mid-Atlantic Composting Directory
Gregory K. Evanylo, Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech Kathryn C. Haering, Research Associate, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech Caroline Sherony, Extension ... [... more]
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Compost: What Is It and What's It To You
Author: A.H. Christian and G.K. Evanylo, Extension Specialists, Department of Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech; R. Green, Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Organics Recycling and Composting Committee ... [... more]
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Crop and Soil Environmental News, September 2002
Nitrite toxicity to livestock consuming excessive concentrations of nitrates in forages has been well documented in the scientific literature. The following excerpt by Ball, et al. (1991) summarizes the knowledge on this topic. Some forage plants ... [... more]
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The Problem
Authors: David R. Chalmers, Associate Professor and Extension Agronomist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech and Judy Booze-Daniels, Research Associate, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia ... [... more]
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