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Quick Compost for West Africa (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um07cEViUFU I now have a new item on my list for things to do before I die. Creating a compost pile in West Africa is obviously not the same as making one here in west Philadelphia. The mix of materials, the group effort, and especially the dancing during the compaction step makes this video so great to watch...this puts all my efforts to shame! It's great to observe the differences here... they aren't adding shredded cardboard and paper to their pile. Instead, they have large windrows filled with chicken and cow manure, sorghum chat, millet, etc. Further, their soil is really acidic, so they add cook fire ash to help neutralize the process. I have no doubt that they create beautiful compost, and I hope to one day participate in…

Beginner Balcony Garden Plants (article)

Cassandra Radcliff has another great article to present today on the topic of the best plants to try for your balcony garden when sunlight isn't too abundant...check it out: Beginner Balcony Garden Plants If you have a black thumb and kill every plant you touch, if you're new to gardening or if you just don't want to be out in the garden every day, the beginner balcony garden plants listed below may be for you. They are easy to keep alive and low-maintenance. Just water them and prune them every so often, and you can have an easy-to-keep garden with just a little work! The most important thing you should do when planning an easy garden is to first assess your space. If you don't want to fight to keep…

How to Start Balcony Composting in 15 Minutes or Less – Update 1

Balcony composting is a great way to compost in small spaces if you're not the worm composting type. Recently I posted a video on how to get started balcony composting in 15 minutes or less, and the response to the video has been great so far. For the non-video people, I wanted to show you an updated picture of how it's going. Pictured above, is the two bucket system, and I found a piece of scrap trim from renovating the kitchen to use as an aerator. So, how's it looking? Exciting, right? While there's plenty of room to add more food scraps and such, it's already obtaining some nice toasty temperatures thus far...pretty cool! I'm not sure how many updates I'll have on this particular system, but if anything weird…