Yes In My Back Yard
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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…
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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 –…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 host…
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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 pile,…