Composting. The very word is kind of stinky, isn’t it? But the actual process doesn’t have to be! In fact, it shouldn’t be. If done correctly, you can keep a compost bin in your kitchen and no one will be the wiser! Think it can’t be done? Think again. First, let us examine the benefits ...
For kids learning about ecology, science experiments are a great way to understand how different organisms relate to each other and their environment. Through these experiments kids learn why things work the way they do, the impact that a single change can make in an entire ecosystem, and how things are connected to one another. ...
As national awareness of a global ecological crisis is being risen, cat-and-dog-owners are looking for more and more ways to raise green pets. While composting your cat’s litter isn’t likely to turn him a freakish shade of olive-drab, this step-by-step guide can help reduce your cat’s ecological paw-print by disposing of his waste in a ...
I don’t mean to boast, but every year our tomatoes are the envy of the neighborhood. Not only do they grow fast, they produce the vegetable (or is that fruit?) in record time. The vines must be contained by large five foot wire cages, and the quantity of tomatoes is tremendous. But what’s this got ...
Mulching is one of the smartest and easiest things a gardener can do. Once you pull a thick blanket of mulch around your plants, very few weeds come through it. And those that do are small, spindly, and easy to pull out. Mulch also holds water in the ground, which makes it especially useful in ...
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