The present situation of our Mother Earth calls for its inhabitants to address environmental concerns by taking steps towards a greener lifestyle. Composting is one such solution. As innovations are made, the method of composting is reaching a new frontier with the advent of double chamber design compost bins. Serious about composting the right way? Information garnered from reading a Mantis Compost Twin review gave me an impression a lot of active people living a green lifestyle by composting their household organic wastes are doing it the way it was never done before -- replacing c...

If you wish to know how to build a compost heap, you may have become a little overwhelmed. So many instructions can be a little overwhelming. It seems like some people go out of their way to make it as confusing and difficult as possible. It is actually a very simple thing to do if you can get hold of some basic materials. All you will really need is four pallets and some nails and a hammer. That's it! It is a relatively straightforward matter of nailing all of them together. You want to do this so that you have created a square that you can then shuffle in to place. Simple and very ...

One question that comes up this time of year a lot is what is the proper mulch to use for trees. It’s easy to grasp the basic premise of mulch, but when people go to their local nursery they see many different kinds. How do you know which one to use? The short answer: wood chips. The very best mulch to use for trees is something that is going to decompose gradually. Mulch made from wood chips fits the bill perfectly, since it rots slowly, and as an added bonus, this mulch is quite low in nutrients so will not encourage weed growth. Composted wood chips are the preferred material; these c...

Do not be put off the benefits of compost as a way of garden recycling. You only need a few basic rules to create crumbly, rich hummus at home. One of the most obvious ways of garden recycling is to compost all your garden waste. Or at the very least, compost al the waste which is simple to compost! While you're at it you could also recycle all (or very nearly all) your kitchen waste too. But for those new 'Garden Composters' who have not composted before can get bogged down in all the technicalities of how to make a compost pile. Do you need a commercial compost bin or is a home...