Composting For Home Gardens
Gardeners have used compost for centuries. When materials such as leaves and grass clippings are composted, a microbial process converts plant wastes to a more usable organic amendment. Grass clippings and leaves can be hauled to municipal or ... [... more]
NC State University Coop Extension |
Home Garden Compost and Mulch
What to Compost - garden compost and mulch are essential to a healthy and productive Home Garden. Try a composter. Garden compost and mulch are two of a gardener's best friends. It is beneficial for strong and healthy plants, and will ... [... more]
The Gardener's Network |
Yard Waste Management
Mowing To Recycle Grass Clippings: Let the Clips Fall Where They May! Risk of Toxic Nitrate Accumulation in Forages Grown on Biosolids-amended Soils Compost: What Is It and What's It To You Landscaping for Less in the Landfill Leave Them Alone: ... [... more]
Virginia Tech Extension |
Mulch and Soil Council home page
To learn more about the Best of the Must-Haves for 2008, attend the Flower Show nearest you to see Joe's presentation of the Coolest Garden Gear & Gadgets for the New Year or For information on the Mulch & Soil Council's Product Certification ... [... more]
mulchandsoilcouncil.org |
Beware of Sour Mulch
The Plant Disease Clinic routinely receives specimens of plants that have been injured by nonliving or "abiotic" phenomena. These specimens are the most difficult to diagnose because no tangible structures of the cause of the problem (e.g., ... [... more]
Virginia Tech Extension |
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]
Virginia Tech Extension |
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]
Virginia Tech Extension |
WHAT IS GROWING IN MY LANDSCAPE MULCH?
Landscape mulches are used to protect soil, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature, and limit weed growth, as well as beautify and unify landscape plantings. Most mulches are mixtures of shredded wood and bark residues from lumber and paper ... [... more]
Plant Pathology at Penn |
Home Yard Waste Chippers/Shredders:
Describes chipper/shredder machines and their use in reducing yard waste. Warns potential buyers and renters of possible dangers to machine operator and bystanders. Gives tips on safety gear and safe machine operation. For those who do yard work ... [... more]
extension.umn.edu |
Farm-Scale Composting Resource List
This resource list offers links to web-based educational materials on greenhouse topics, and a few companies that offer greenhouse or hydroponic supplies. This factsheet is part of a series highlighting the latest breakthroughs in biorational ... [... more]
attra.org |
Structures for Backyard Composting
Un-enclosed compost piles are usually not permitted in an urban setting since these kinds of piles tend to spread out and become unsightly. Enclosing your compost pile in a structure helps keep materials from being blown around. It also ... [... more]
extension.umn.edu |
Compost: Small-scale and Backyard Systems
Harmonious Technologies. Rev. edn. ill., map, 96p. (Harmonious Press, Ojai, Calif., 1992) In the series analytic: Composting and Recycling Around the World. Christopher, T.; Asher, M. ill., 248p. (Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, ... [... more]
nal.usda.gov |
