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By: 15 Tips to Become A Neighborhood “Greeny” | Green Talk®

15 Tips to Become A Neighborhood “Greeny” | Green Talk® — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:10:51 +0000

[...] old item for something you would hardly use, consider asking your neighbor if you can borrow it. I collect leaves in the fall to compost. They decompose quicker if I mulch them into smaller pieces. I am going to borrow a mulching lawn [...]

By: Living Green Makes Cents | Green Talk™

Living Green Makes Cents | Green Talk™ — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:05:19 +0000

[...] Send them to your composter so you can have sweet compost for your plants. Don’t forget to collect free leaves in the fall so that you can have the right mix of brown and green to make compost. Your lawn loves [...]

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:08:08 +0000

Peter, I would love to find mushroom manure but there is not alot of mushroom farms where I am. The one that grows mushrooms told me they use their own compost. Why used the sand to mix the mushroom compost? Any suggestions where to buy organic mushroom manure besides growing my own? If you want to use it in your veggie garden, how much do you suggest in an established 8 ft 4 ft raised bed?

If you have your choice between mushroom vs worm compost, which one do you like better?

I hope you come back to visit often since it will spring time soon and I started posting about my organic garden. I could use some expert advice! Anna

By: Peter R. Sherman

Peter R. Sherman — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:05:33 +0000

Good tip with the leaves. Another helpful thing you can do is using mushroom manure – A mixture of sand and mushroom manure mixed into your garden soil will help to prepare your flowerbeds for planting. Be sure to mix in some fresh topsoil as well, because new topsoil will help to cut down on the amount of salt in the ground. Peter Peter R. Sherman's last blog post..Organinc Gardening Tips Series

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:13:40 +0000

Hi Heidrun-thank you for submitting my article to Ecoblogs.Why do I not use paper? I am afraid of the dioxins that make the paper white and the inks used by printers. Do you think I am being overly cautious?
Any thoughts? I am going to check out your website as well!

By: Heidrun Karin Peters

Heidrun Karin Peters — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:52:08 +0000

Great post GreenTalk! I have submitted it to EcoBlogs – Social Bookmarking for the Environment – see here: http://ecoblogs.net/index.php
I have a similar post in my blog: http://greenpowermall.blogspot.....composting
We love our compost and use it each spring to fertilize our garden soil. I do use (shreddered) paper, though. What are your reasons not to? I like to see part of our huge amount of paper waste (my husband and I both have “paper-intense” professions) turn into good fertile soil. The rest goes into the public waste paper bins for recycling. You find them anywhere in Germany. We also have those green “wheely bins” that the council comes to take away for composting in Germany.

By: Bessie Johns

Bessie Johns — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:26:58 +0000

What a great idea to use your fall leaves for mulch! I have never thought about doing this, but will certainly be doing so from now on. Thanks for the tip.

By: April

April — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:56:32 +0000

I pile mine up in the corner of the garden. Hopefully a hedgehog or toad will winter there. We also have a wheely bin for garden waste which the council takes away every other week for composting. April's last blog post..How to Treat Brittle Nails