When to add compost to garden

Check out this post to find out how to compost, why you should compost and when to add compost to your garden! Full of great gardening tips.

I don't think I've ever really thought about whether there are good or bad times of the year to add compost to the garden - until this past weekend. I have always focused on how great fresh "home-made" compost is...

Composting reduces trash output and provides an excellent soil amendment for gardens. The benefits are large, but not everything belongs in your compost.

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See how to make great compost by avoiding 4 of the most common composting mistakes. Make better compost faster this year!

As homesteaders, we’re always striving to reduce our carbon footprint and upcycle as much as possible. Nothing goes to waste. Whenever possible, we find ways to upcycle things and reuse them to the best of our advantage. This includes food waste and other organic materials in and around the homestead. By composting, we’re taking advantage ... Read more

Adding finished compost to your garden plant isn’t a difficult task, but you need to do it properly. There are ways to add fertilizer directly to your plant, and you need to be familiar with the process if you are going to get the best out of composting.

While there are myriad things you can add to the compost pile, here's a list of items that you shouldn't go in the compost bin.

Late winter or early spring is perfect for amending your soil with compost to add nutrients. Topdress shrubs that love rich soil, amend your native soil before planting a flower bed, construct a new raised bed, or bring your garden back to life. Get your gardening year off to a healthy start.