Garden Tips/Composting

Ok, so you have your seeds and plants in the ground , now let's talk about how composting can help your garden and in return save you money.

Now,you can buy a simple container to keep on your counter top for your daily composting needs. These can be bought for under $30.00 at most stores like Walmart, Target, Lowes, ect.

You will compost items such as fruit peels vegetable peels, coffee grounds, including the filter.

The container will need to be emptied and put into your larger composter that you will keep outside. An old barrel, a new plastic trash can , either will do. Now, to start, add 20 pounds of soil. Add to your composter as often as needed and you will want to turn the compost every 2 weeks. Go to a fishing supply shop and buy a container of worms and add those as well.

I can not say enough for coffee grounds, your worms will love them and they will keep slugs at bay as well.

How deep should your compost be?
I suggest 2 to 4 pounds per square foot. If you read most articles this is alot but I have found this will give you fantastic yields, more than enough to share!

That is our tip for this week, happy gardening!