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WHICH COMPOST IS RIGHT FOR ME?


So you’ve considered the compost and decided you’re open to the idea of it. Now what?

When you hear the word “compost” what image does this stir up in your mind? If you’re anything like me, all I could envision was a smelly pile of rotting garbage swarming with flies. I have a dog, so the last thing in the world I wanted to do was create another source of mess that would make me less interested in going back there for anything other than clean-up. 

And what about my neighbours? Wouldn’t they be furious after heading out back for a fire and being met by a wall of stink (and probably bugs)?

Well, as it turns out, urban composting has come a long way since our grandparents’ day when a compost usually consisted of…

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Starting your first compost

In our series on gardening, we’ve looked at why planting a vegetable garden might be a great idea this year, but how to get started? Well it’s actually not as complicated as it might seem. It really depends on the scale of gardening your thinking might work well for your particular situation. But whatever the scale, one element you should definitely consider is composting. 

I know, I know. You’re probably thinking “GROSS!” and remembering of all the composts you encountered in your lifetime. You know the ones I’m talking about; they were stinky, swarming with bugs, probably made with wooden pallets, and threatening to spill rotting yuk all over the yard. 

But composting has come an awful long way since we were young!…

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