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How to Start Balcony Composting in 15 Minutes or Less

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdVU7HVFMrU Balcony composting is a great way to reduce waste to the landfill while having fun making some great soil for next to no cost. For those that don't compost because they're grossed out by worms or don't have the time or space- this method may be the one for you. All you need is two 5 gallon buckets or similar containers and a drill with a 1/8" bit. Drill holes in the sides and bottom of the top bucket, and then place it into the bottom bucket. The bottom bucket functions as your leachate collection tray. Now add a layer of shredded cardboard/shredded leaves/straw in the bottom, followed by a layer of food scraps. Take note to avoid adding meat, dairy (crushed eggshells are fine), fish, pet waste or…

Finding the Best Recycled Plant Containers

Recycled plant containers are easy to find, but which ones do you want for your garden? By Cassandra Radcliff It's easy to find an old piece of junk that you can re-purpose into a plant container for your balcony garden. While doing research for my website, BalconyContainerGardening.com, I've seen a lot of recycled plant containers - anywhere from yogurt containers and Starbucks cups to toasters, shoes and even an old grill! So how can you choose a plant container for your garden? It's easy! Just look for the following four characteristics in a potential recycled plant container: 1. Size. A recycled plant container needs to be large enough to fit your full-grown plant in it. If you're just looking to grow seedlings in these recycled containers, that's fine. You can…

Why Compost Is Essential to Container Gardens (article)

Recently I was trying to learn more about how to turn my balcony into a healthy, useful garden...and that's when I found balconycontainergardening.com . Since I'm a complete newbie when it comes to gardening, I ended up spending hours reading articles on the site, which prompted me to write a letter of kudos to the owner, Cassandra Radcliff. I also asked her if she'd like to host some articles for my readers. :) I was extremely pleased when she wrote back with a yes, and now she will be periodically contributing guest articles. I often receive questions from readers pertaining to gardening, so now I hope to address some of those questions while at the same time learning from her in the process. Below is her first contribution to the…