Eco-Friendly Composting for Your Garden

The Green Movement is here and is in full effect. Everyone’s finding new and improved ways to lower their carbon footprint and live in an eco-friendly way.

We’ve been composting for years by throwing our food waste, minus anything with protein, into our gardens.

Wild Flower Garden

* Tip: Removing the protein keeps rodents much less interested in the organics.

We get fabulous results and have really reduced our waste we throw away in the garbage at the curb.

Now, we have a composting recycling program in Ontario, but we still try to supplement our own gardens with great organic waste.

It would be very helpful, however, to have an Earthmaker composter - one which contains the organic waste until it’s viable compost.

Earthmaker Composter

This would cut down on biodegrading time, flies and would be a lot prettier to look at in the garden than egg shells and onion peels.

Worried about animals trying to get in your earthmaker aerobic composter? No need to worry.

They have a secure, swiveling door at the top that keeps these animals out.

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Just Planted My Herbs & Veggies in October


Yes, it’s the end of October, and I just planted tomatoes, peppers, and a variety of herbs.

Tomato Tumbling Tom Red Seeds

I know, you’re asking yourself if I’ve lost track of what time of year it is…

Nope! Absolutely not!

I know it’s fall and we’ve even gotten some frost thus far, but I just planted these gems in small pots on the sunny window sills of the house, so that we’ll have fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes throughout the winter and spring.

Then, we’ll be able to plant our beautiful plants outside in the spring and have beautiful, big plants ready to go for when the sun and heat hit!

How exciting…

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Lovely Lavender


Lavender Herb Easy-Grow KitOne of my favorite things to plant is lavender!

Why?
Oh, for so many different reasons!

Firstly, it’s a rugged herb that’s easy to grow. In my experience, it tolerates the sun and part shade just fine.

Secondly, it smells so amazing. You know, it’s lavender! You can grow it and use it in arrangements in your home that smell divine! You can put them in sachets in your drawer using both the flowers and the leaves/stalks.

You can even boil the stalks in water or oil to create fabulous infusions that smell fantastic!

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