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Paper in Compost? Q. can you use shredded paper in compost and can you put it in the bottom of big planters for fill? A. Yes you can, but we don't recommend doing either.... Last Modified: 2010-05-26 Number of views: 192 How to Compost For Yours and Your Garden's Health and Safety Compost includes 4 basic elements including air, water, carbon, and nitrogen. There are two types of composting, aerobic and anaerobic, meaning with oxygen and without. ... Last Modified: 2009-07-30 Number of views: 1235 Manure Suspected in E-Coli-Tainted Produce Affecting 110,000 Yearly An article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Dennis G. Maki, titled Don't Eat the Spinach — Controlling Foodborne Infectious Disease is an important read for any ... Last Modified: 2007-10-30 Number of views: 1676 How to Properly Grow a Healthy Garden Using Compost and Manure Q.  Even if it's a poorer source of nitrogen than oil-based products (urea, ammonium nitrate, and ammonium sulfate), won't compost (particularly composted manure) get t... Last Modified: 2006-10-19 Number of views: 2928 Proper Use of and Timing for Applying Compost and Manure to the Garden Fall is the best time to put materials into your garden, because they have 4-6 months to compost before you plant again.  However, you can do it in February-March also, b... Last Modified: 2006-02-13 Number of views: 3212 Compost - Good For Some Things Only? Q.  I live in central florida, and have been adding compost to my garden about 2x's a year now ( a few weeks before each planting season).  My compost is ... Last Modified: 2006-01-11 Number of views: 2691 Should I use Chicken Manure? Q.  I have access to lots of chicken manure.  Shouldn't I use it, since it's almost free?   A.  If you've got it, use it.  However, the vast majo... Last Modified: 2005-04-05 Number of views: 3133 Rock Dust & Compost as Fertilizer for Vegetables Q.   So, what is the deal about rock dust?   A.  There is something of a buzz going around about rock dust for growing vegetables - as if it's a ne... Last Modified: 2005-03-22 Number of views: 4344 Rock Dust & Compost Continued Q.  What if it is granite dust? I don't understand that example. A.  I wasn't slamming granite dust, but only suggesting that it is different from limestone - and... Last Modified: 2005-03-22 Number of views: 2555 Are Nutrients Used Up in Decomposition - & Is Adding Organic Materials to Soil Beneficial? Because microorganisms use nitrogen  to decompose organic material, such as sawdust, the process of decay can temporarily lower the amount of available nit... Last Modified: 2005-03-18 Number of views: 2791 Proper Composting Procedures Q.  I have a Compost Tumbler.  How do I use it properly to get good compost? A.  First off, I do not generally recommend composting because of the equipment, t... Last Modified: 2005-03-18 Number of views: 3898 Cotton Compost from Cotton Seed Hulls - Safe for Use in Growing Food? Q.  Is it safe to use cotton compost? This is the leftover by-product of jinning cotton, and is made from cotton seed hulls.  I have been told that it is a grea... Last Modified: 2005-02-25 Number of views: 2821 Disposing of Plant Residues - Burn, Dispose of, Compost, or Till into the Garden. Q. I'm considering 3 methods of disposing of my cornstalks.  1-trip to the dump, 2-tie them up and sell them, 3-borrow a chipper-shredder and then till them right back i... Last Modified: 2004-09-06 Number of views: 2792 Using Zoo Manure in the Garden Zoo Manure in the Garden Q. I want to try some manure to improve my soil tilth, and zoo animals have healthy, weed-free diets.  Is that a good choice?  And i... Last Modified: 2004-01-31 Number of views: 2571 How important is humus or decomposed organic matter in assuring healthy crops? Completely decomposed organic matter can have a beneficial effect in the soil, if it has no diseases or weed seeds in it. If available it should be incorporated in the garden.... Last Modified: 2003-11-14 Number of views: 5547

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