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Create a no dig raised bed, compost on weeds, with tips on planting + see the growth

I show how to prepare and assemble a wooden frame, lay it on weedy ground without any digging, then fill with compost, firm and plant straightaway. I made the bed in August 2016, and the stages of ...
Rural Sprout

7 Low-Effort Ways to Make the Best of Messy Garden Corners

There’s an episode of the beloved 90s sitcom Friends, where it’s revealed that Monica (self-proclaimed neat freak) has a ...
mlive

Here’s how Kent County residents can start composting their food waste for free

Download the metroKEY app, register, and you'll have access to four containers where you can drop off organic waste that gets ...
The Associated Press

Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some alternatives

It’s seed-starting and planting season, and that means it’s likely buying season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring ...
The Columbian

‘We’re creating life’: Dirt Hugger turns yard, food waste into nutrient-rich compost

DALLESPORT — For Pierce Louis, work is a dirty business. As co-owner and co-founder of Dirt Hugger, a Dallesport commercial composting and landscape supply company, Louis has spent the past 16 years ...
Springfield News-Leader

Master gardener talks wood chips, pest traps and trench composting

Is it OK to use fresh wood chips in my perennial flower beds? In general, fresh wood chips are fine to use on the surface of a perennial bed, as a top dressing. It is not good to mix fresh chips into ...
Napa Valley Register

Napa County Master Gardeners: The magic of compost

If you have read my columns for a few years, you will know I am crazy about compost. It satisfies my parsimony and indolence: a compost pile costs nothing, and even if you do nothing to it, it will ...
AG Week

North Dakota investigation highlights importance of proper disposal of dead livestock

A case in northern North Dakota has provided a stark reminder of what is required of livestock producers when animals die. The Ward County Sheriff's Department on March 6 said it is investigating a ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

Weidner: A new year, a better compost pile

Composting. It’s kind of like recycling. We all know we should be doing it. It’s not hard, it doesn’t take much effort, but boy is it easy to forget and let good habits slide. Even as a gardener, I’m ...
LancasterOnline

DEP halts operations at Penn Township compost plant during days-long fire

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered a Penn Township composting facility to halt operations in light of a fire that has been burning there for nearly two weeks, ...
Penn Live

DEP halts operations at Pa. compost plant where days-long fire has released hazardous material

Dec. 19 — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered a Lancaster County composting facility to halt operations in light of a fire that has been burning there for nearly two ...
KSTP-TV

Compost site catches fire in Big Lake; blaze contained to singular pile

A compost pile in Big Lake caught fire Saturday morning; fire crews are requesting the community stay away from the area. According to the Big Lake Police Department, the fire was first reported ...