Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
Composting is something my hubby and I do and love. Compost is possibly the most efficient and useful way of disposing of household waste; nearly 40% of this waste is compostable. Compost is then be used on the garden as an organic and valuable fertilizer and soil improver. Why make compost? Types of composting .
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 19, 2013
You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs. Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Grow Plants That Will Thrive In Your Climate.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 24, 2012
More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. I mean you have to buy tools, seed, fertilizer, etc. Admittedly, he has a huge garden of 1600 square feet but he was able to grow a huge $2,000 of vegetables in just one season!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 12, 2012
You can have your soil tested if you have trouble growing things, or if your soil has been greatly disturbed by recent construction activity. According to the University of Missouri - “Soil testing provides an estimate of the plant-available nutrients in the soil and is an essential tool for a sound fertilization program.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Over the years, their “bombs” have taken many different forms, from the first condom-filled versions to mud and clay seed balls to hollowed-out eggs filled with wildflower seeds, compost, and water. The last thing you want to do is introduce invasive species that could take over and potentially kill off all the native plants!
Nicoles Nickels
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
They come by with what is basically a big vacuum cleaner and suck up all the leaves off the street into a closed truck and then they haul them to the dump where they get piled onto a compost heap. I think I have mentioned before that my yard is surrounded by some sort of wildly growing deciduous tree. It’s a pretty nice setup.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 28, 2013
“moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. none of them were working to contain the growing mountains of waste. percent, was either recycled or composted. Under these conditions, trash will not decompose much.
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