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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
How to compost:
It's very simple and easy!
Supplies are debris from your yard and left overs from your kitchen. So watch and follow along--you'll want to get started in NO time!
Supplies are debris from your yard and left overs from your kitchen. So watch and follow along--you'll want to get started in NO time!
Make your own: Compost Tea (for your plants!)
Why:
Boosts nutrients into your plants
Pour it on the plant roots or spray on the leaves
Need:
compost
5 gallon bucket
rain barrel water or town water that you let stand overnight to reduce chlorine
chlorine
paint strainer
string
How:
fill bucket with water
fill paint strainer with a shovel full of compost. Tie it off with string = compost "tea bag"
drop "tea bag" into the bucket
let soak for several days (periodically dunking the bag)
remove the tea bag, place the compost contents around your plants
use the "tea" to then "water" the base of your plants, or dilute it and spray it on the foliage
apply 1x a month during growing season
ENJOY!
Boosts nutrients into your plants
Pour it on the plant roots or spray on the leaves
Need:
compost
5 gallon bucket
rain barrel water or town water that you let stand overnight to reduce chlorine
chlorine
paint strainer
string
fill bucket with water
fill paint strainer with a shovel full of compost. Tie it off with string = compost "tea bag"
drop "tea bag" into the bucket
let soak for several days (periodically dunking the bag)
remove the tea bag, place the compost contents around your plants
use the "tea" to then "water" the base of your plants, or dilute it and spray it on the foliage
apply 1x a month during growing season
ENJOY!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Beware of clogged street drains
The debris that runs off-and drags with it-all assorted odd pieces of garbage, can clog our public drainage sewers that flow into the watershed in town (Woodbury Heights Lake). Please take the few extra minutes it takes to pick up and throw away the trash. It will not only beautify our town, but also help keep the environment healthy for ourselves, our neighbors, and the next generation!
When out for a stroll, bring a small trashbag and challenge yourself to bend and pick up any litter along the way. It does wonders for the waistline and your neighbors may be inspired enough to do the same. If we all pull together, think!--what a clean world this would be!
Model good stewardship of our earth, by setting a great example for our children and grandchildren...don't be a litterbug!
When out for a stroll, bring a small trashbag and challenge yourself to bend and pick up any litter along the way. It does wonders for the waistline and your neighbors may be inspired enough to do the same. If we all pull together, think!--what a clean world this would be!
Model good stewardship of our earth, by setting a great example for our children and grandchildren...don't be a litterbug!
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