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Our USDA Neighbor Does Serious Compost Research

Our USDA Neighbor Does Serious Compost Research

One of Behnkes’ closest long-time neighbors in Beltsville is the world-famous Beltsville Agricultural Research Center,  which I visited recently to get a tour of their compost research from an old friend.  But any notion that the target audience here is…

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Composting Basics

Organic gardening experts are constantly telling us to improve our soils with organic matter, but what kind?  Fully decayed organic matter — compost — is, in the words of one* of my favorite gardening books, “the creme de la creme,…

Gardening Basics: Save Those Leaves!

Gardening Basics: Save Those Leaves!

Gardening Basics: Simply Put, Save Those Leaves! Before your rake all of the rest of the leaves to the curb, consider a compost pile. People become obsessed with composting, with bins, thermometers, turning the pile, adding this and that…but, if…

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