Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.”
These shade perennials will brighten any dark corner of your garden, including the spots where the sun doesn't reach. From flowers to ferns, choose from our favorite low-light-tolerating perennials for shade.
LINCOLN, Neb. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln s Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Nebraska Extension will host a high school student gardening competition this summer for the third time.
What if you could save money, grow a wildly productive garden, use less water and cut back on adding waste to the landfill â all while nature does most of the heavy lifting? Those are just some of the many benefits to home composting. Your compost system can be as simple or elaborate as you want â from a pile to a bin to a tumbler to squiggling vermicomposting â and will provide the lynchpin to successful gardening. Composting can be done indoors or outside. Adhering to a few simple rules will have you making âblack goldâ before the snow flies.
âItâs no more complicated than emptying a trash can,â says Greg Snader of Manheim Township, a longtime composter and gardening enthusiast. âItâs an easy, low-tech way to address food waste.â