Leafmold is a wonderful material and this is not the first time in covering it on the site. This is a series of photos that show just how easy it can be to produce leafmold fit for the garden. So here is all what you need to make it: A big black plastic bag of … Continue reading
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Leaves For Compost
Collecting Leaves For A Better Garden Dried leaves are an important ingredient for making quality compost, and even better is that you can collect for yourself as much as you will ever need. For anyone close to deciduous trees around Autumn, dried out leaves are literally left at your feet. This post is not so … Continue reading
A Benefit of Organic Gardening – Insects
Coffee Grounds and Insects I just had to share this picture of a little garden friend of mine. It is just that I don’t know his name, and wouldn’t know how to ask. My garden is in good health, productive, and free of commercial pesticides. So much so that I had a good look around … Continue reading
Composting with Coffee Grounds – Video
Coffee Grounds Help With Composting Another opportunity to record some of the things I’ve been doing with composting coffee grounds over the Australian Summer. By mixing coffee grounds, lawn clippings, kitchen scraps, rainwater, leaves, cardboard and shredded paper, I am achieving compost temperatures in the range of 65 Celsius (150 Fahrenheit). At those temperatures I … Continue reading
Ground to Ground 