And remember to use coffee grounds or beer to boost microbial activity in your composting starter. These sugars feed microorganisms, speeding up decay and creating a healthy compost pile.

The product contains microbes, bacteria and fungi to get the decomposition process started,' says Kathi. There are plenty of compost activators available online, like this compost starter from ...

With the arrival of October, yard and garden clean-up becomes a priority. This includes end-of-season dead vegetable and ...

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However, this isn’t easy, Shida notes. Factors such as the composition of raw materials at the start of the composting process, the other microorganisms they contain, and physical parameters ...

We always want our compost bins to be sweet-smelling, with aerobic bacteria decomposing garden waste in an airy environment. But cooked food waste is dense and airless so only anaerobic bacteria ...

and bacteria … so they will take up less space in the landfill! Some of the containers in our experiment are examples of these new materials. They break down in the environment and add nutrients to ...

Fall means it's time to clean up the garden, but once you’re done raking and mowing, don’t trash those leaves, grass and ...

Get rid of food scraps by composting with the right products In vermicomposters like the Bionicraft (pictured), worms turn your fruit and vegetable scraps into high-quality fertilizer, but they ...

“Bagged potting mix and compost can contain Legionella bacteria, which when breathed in, can cause Legionnaires’ disease” says Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public ...