| It's Compost Awareness Week! |
The second week of May is Compost Awareness Week, and we're getting into the swing of things by inviting some company to visit. Want to join the party? Email us and share your thoughts on what compost means to you!
In the Blogosphere...
Mother Earth News lets Barbara take on the question: "Is it okay NOT to compost?"
New York green blogger Parrish gets down and dirty to raise Compost Awareness.
Andy Kondrat doesn't usually blog about compost, but this week is special! |
What compost means to me
Words of widsom from Joe Lamp'l (aka Joe Gardener)
Author of The Green Gardener's Guide, host of Fresh from the Garden (DIY) and co-host of GardenSMART (PBS)
I believe there is no store bought product better for the garden than compost, and I believe it’s the single most important ingredient we can add to our gardens. Even better, it’s free and we can make as much of it as we want! It helps add life and fertility to the soil while reducing or even eliminating the need for potentially harmful synthetic fertilizers. It improves soil drainage yet allows it to retain sufficient moisture. Compost helps create the type of soil structure that is critical for allowing nutrients and water to be absorbed, and roots to spread. It protects plants from certain diseases, moderates pH, feeds earthworms, supports beneficial microorganisms, is known to be a growth stimulant and even buffers toxins in the soil. Even more, the ingredients that are used to make compost are the very things that are putting tremendous stress on our landfills and adding dangerous methane gas to our atmosphere. Keeping those ingredients at home not only helps our plants, it helps protect our planet too! Is it no wonder then why I am such a raving fan of compost?
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