Everything about used coffee grounds for compost and fertilizer
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How to Teach Kids About Using a Compost
Composting can be a fun activity for you and your kids if done well. On top of that, you get to teach them to be environmentally conscious individuals. In this post, we’ll be giving you a few tips on how you can encourage your kids to get into the habit of composting. The first thing…
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Spent Coffee Grounds as Lettuce Fertilizer
So, I’ve been into coffee grounds for a few years now. Funny how it all started with me just tossing them into compost! But turns out, they’re pretty amazing. This post gets into some research on how using them can really boost lettuce production. Like, we’re talking big increases in chlorophyll, lutein, β-carotene levels, and…
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Why do birds take dust baths?
Because they can.
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2012 in review
To all the friends and supporters of Ground to Ground, we had a great 2012. Thank you sincerely and totally. Let’s do it again next year! Kind Regards, Shane Genziuk The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 180,000…
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My Comeuppance
Promised all the world was that lullaby you hummed waiting in the womb
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Eco-Friendly Ant Control: What to Do If Your Property Is Inundated by Ants
I have a serious ant problem in and around my home. These tropical fire ants deliver painful stings, and I’ve been bitten multiple times. I’ve been working on getting rid of them using eco-friendly methods like eliminating scent trails and using substances like borax and Diatomaceous Earth to kill them.
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A Carpet of Parsley Flowers for Bees
Parsley is a great herb to keep in the garden, and even if you can’t stand eating it – the chooks and quail will. To start with, they get along with just about all other plants, have deep set roots that help break up the soil and bring up nutrients that others can’t reach (especially…
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Coffee For Plants
Struggling to find a reliable place to collect coffee grounds? Read on – your plants will love you for it!
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Why Do Gardeners Need Good Soil?
Check out this fantastic short video to hear and see why having good soil is so important for our planet.
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Same Track, Different Game
It’s not the same game No finish line to pursue only to persist This haiku (5-7-5) is in recognition of the way that nature finds a way to undo all our good efforts of controlling her. Thick slabs of concrete are beaten down by the sun and wind, while weeds grow from out the tiniest…
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Stand and Stare
Riding on a tide unsettled thoughts will crest high… washing off the stain
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How to Open Quail Eggs Without Breaking the Shell | Easy Steps
It is not just about cracking an egg – its a lifestyle! Quail eggs are delicate little things. They break easily and when they do the shell can easily disintegrate in with the contents, leaving you with an inedible mess. So you want to enjoy quail eggs and keep your fingers? Here is how to do it.…