Tag: Yes In My Back Yard
Four different types of straw
It is a nice idea that we might be able to look up the details of a particular compost ingredient and find...
Getting the compost goodness out of bones and shells
Adding bones or shells to our compost pile is fine – if we have good rodent control in place – but we...
The nitty-gritty of rodent control
This week’s compost conversation is a follow on from last week’s article looking at the need for ‘secondary’ rodent management approaches to...
Rats, mice, compost and food growing
It’s a tricky subject, but one we can’t avoid, particularly as we head further into autumn and the harvest season: how do...
I just made the worst compost I have made in years!
I was putting a finished compost pile out on the garden recently, but as I was forking it into the barrow, I...
Are they maggots in my compost?!
Over the warmer months it is not uncommon, when turning our compost piles, to uncover a particular fly’s larvae (or maggots) in...
Would you like chips with that?
Wood chips can contribute to making some of the best and also some of the worst composts, it has a lot to...
Costa in my back yard
ABC's Gardening Australia program paid a visit to Castlemaine last Tuesday to meet a group of innovative composters.
Program...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Hot, or what?
There is a fever that gardeners catch once they have made their first successful hot compost...
