Plant Tip: Start a Compost Bin

Details: Published on Tuesday, August 19 2014 07:00; Written by BCG Editors

Making compost for your plants is easy. Drill about 20 holes into the top, sides and bottom of an opaque 20-gallon storage bin. Put a bunch of shredded newspaper into the bin spray it with water so that it's moist but not soaking wet. Add a little bit of food (like some banana peels, old lettuce and avocado peels) and a bit of dirt. After a couple of weeks, add red worms (not earthworms) and feed the bin regularly. After a few months, you'll be able to harvest some worm castings, which will make your container plants grow like crazy!

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