{"id":43069,"date":"2019-01-22T06:29:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T11:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=43069"},"modified":"2019-01-22T06:29:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T11:29:23","slug":"turn-trash-into-treasure-the-easy-way-to-make-a-compost-pile-or-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=43069","title":{"rendered":"Turn Trash Into Treasure: The Easy Way To Make A Compost Pile Or Bin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readygardens.com\/turn-trash-into-treasure-the-easy-way-to-make-a-compost-pile-or-bin\/\">Turn Trash Into Treasure: The Easy Way To Make A Compost Pile Or Bin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.readygardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compostpile-e1541508655943.jpeg\" alt=\"Your garden will produce healthier vegetables and more beautiful flowers with just the addition of a compost pile. Composting doesn't have to be difficult and although it may seem like a daunting task to get started, this helpful guide should help walk you through any rough patches.\" class=\"wp-image-3310\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Composting not only reduces trash in landfills but also improves your backyard at home.&nbsp; Your garden will produce healthier vegetables and more beautiful flowers with just the addition of a compost pile. Composting doesn\u2019t have to be difficult and although it may seem like a daunting task to get started, this helpful guide should help walk you through any rough patches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Soil is one of the most important ingredients you need for a productive garden. In order to have a lush garden that grows big, juicy vegetables, you need lots of nutrients in the soil. Over the years, I have read a lot about gardening and came across&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soils.org\/about-soils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soil Science Society of America<\/a>&nbsp;and loved their definition of soil. \u201cSoil is not dirt.&nbsp; It is a complex mix of ingredients: minerals, air, water, and organic matter \u2013 countless organisms and the decaying remains of once-living things.&nbsp; Soil is made of life.&nbsp; Soil makes life.&nbsp; And soil is life.\u201d&nbsp;In order for plants to grow to their optimum capacity, they need nine different nutrients present in the soil.&nbsp; While most of these elements and nutrients&nbsp;are naturally found in soil, sometimes they can become depleted and need to be added to keep the soil healthy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readygardens.com\/how-to-make-compost-tea-for-bigger-yields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>-Ready Gardens<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where composting comes in. Composting does require a little planning ahead time.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readygardens.com\/how-to-make-compost-tea-for-bigger-yields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Like planning a garden,<\/a>&nbsp;you\u2019ll want to take a few things into consideration.&nbsp; But it will make it all much easier as you begin the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Remember, compost is not a replacement for your soil, but rather acts as a natural fertilizer to nurture your soil and plants, so add it a couple of times a year for best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn Trash Into Treasure: The Easy Way To Make A Compost Pile Or Bin Composting not only reduces trash in landfills but also improves your backyard at home.&nbsp; Your garden will produce healthier vegetables and more beautiful flowers with just the addition of a compost pile. Composting doesn\u2019t have to be difficult and although it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[9357,1912,16667],"class_list":["post-43069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","category-survival-2","tag-compost","tag-food-production","tag-ready-gardens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43070,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069\/revisions\/43070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}