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Pros and Cons of Hot Composting

June 13, 2017 by hsotr

Pros and Cons of Hot Composting

Most gardening books focus primarily (sometimes exclusively) on hot composting methods. They describe elaborate procedures for turning out the perfect batch of compost, including balancing nitrogen content and monitoring temperatures. There is another way to compost—cold composting. The most obvious difference between the two methods is the temperature of the pile. Each method has its […]

Filed Under: The Garden Tagged With: Composting, Plant Health, Soil

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide

January 28, 2016 by hsotr

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide

Composting doesn’t have to be that difficult! There are many different ways to approach composting, and some of them are quite simple.

Filed Under: The Garden Tagged With: Books, Composting, Plant Health, Soil

Free LSU Building Plans

April 9, 2015 by hsotr

Free LSU Building Plans

Louisiana State University has put together an excellent website packed with countless building plans available for free PDF download.  If you are the do-it-yourself type, this is a site that you should definitely bookmark!

Filed Under: The Skills Tagged With: Animal Health, Animal Housing, Composting, DIY Projects, Field Crops, Household, Links, Pastures, Season Extension

The Power of Humus

March 23, 2015 by hsotr

Humus

Humus takes the things that plants need to live and places them within easy reach of the roots. Adding it to your soil is a long-term project.

Filed Under: The Garden Tagged With: Composting, Plant Health, Soil, Stewardship

How the Carbon Cycle Works

January 27, 2015 by hsotr

How the Carbon Cycle Works

The carbon cycle is necessary to support plant life, which in turn is necessary to support animal and human life.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Composting, Field Crops, Nature, Pastures, Stewardship

A Kid’s EcoJournal Series

December 4, 2014 by hsotr

A Kid's EcoJournal Series

If your children love the outdoors and also love to write, they may enjoy A Kid’s EcoJournal series by Toni Albert. There are four of these books (spring, summer, fall, and winter), but they all follow a similar format. After some tips on exploring and writing about nature comes space for entries. Each entry has […]

Filed Under: The Sunflower State Tagged With: Birdwatching, Books, Composting, DIY Projects, Family, Homeschooling, Journals, Nature, Stewardship, Writing

The Christian Kids’ Gardening Guide

November 13, 2014 by hsotr

The Christian Kids' Gardening Guide

Looking for a gift idea for a young gardener? Here’s a book that may spark an interest. Practical but inviting, The Christian Kids’ Gardening Guide by Rebecca Park Totilo makes the gardening process fun and simple. Besides discussing the basics of planning, planting, and caring for plants, this book offers projects galore: Make seed tape. […]

Filed Under: The Garden Tagged With: Books, Composting, Faith, Family, Herbs, How-To, Ornamental Plants, Plant Health, Recipes, Small-Scale Farming, Vegetables

HomeMade

May 8, 2014 by hsotr

HomeMade

Here is just the thing for the handyman of the family. Whatever you want to build, whether it is for your home, your garden, or your farm, check out this book for ideas.

Filed Under: The Skills Tagged With: Books, Composting, DIY Projects, Household, How-To

10 Ways to Use Extra Eggs

March 26, 2014 by hsotr

10 Ways to Use Extra Eggs

As the daylight hours increase, so does egg production. Every day, your hens are working harder and faster to lay more eggs. There is just one problem: What are you going to do with all those eggs? If you keep chickens, it’s a problem you’re going to have to solve sooner or later. Allow us […]

Filed Under: The Lifestyle Tagged With: Composting, Food, Poultry

How To Build a Two-Bin Composter

September 17, 2013 by hsotr

How to Build a Two-Bin Composter

Composting is probably one of the most familiar techniques of organic gardening. No wonder—it’s a great way to enrich the soil and make use of some of that garden debris that always collects as the season progresses. Composting just makes sense. However, deciding to make compost is one thing, and coming up with a compost […]

Filed Under: The Garden Tagged With: Composting, DIY Projects, How-To, Plant Health, Soil

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