Kitchen Compost

Biointensive Gardening 3 – Composting

The third component of this exposee on bio-intensive growing, here’s an example of how to help “grow soil” by composting. The general formula is (1) a layer of kitchen scraps or “green”, live yard waste like weeds or grasses, (2) A thin layer of soil and (3) a layer of “brown” or mature vegetation, like straw, dead leaves, etc.

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2 Responses to “Biointensive Gardening 3 – Composting”

1. ravenseen says:

   October 25, 2008 at 3:30 am

   this gardening is …
   this gardening is happening in conjuction with salt spring seed company and the folks at the salt spring centre for yoga…
2. tjpayne09 says:

   October 25, 2008 at 3:30 am

   do you do all this …
   do you do all this gardening at your family farm, or a farm community?