Composting

Composting is a great way to create rich soil for your plants. Repurpose your food scraps and other organic waste materials right in the garden.

Logs and ashes in a brick fireplace

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compost bin made from buckets

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Person pouring compost into a wheelbarrow

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Woman emptying food into compost bin

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Woman holding worm castings or vermicompost

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DIY compost tumbler

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Food scraps poured into plastic bin with soil inside for composting

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DIY compost tumbler

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Tumbler compost bin near house wall.

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The difference between compost and mulch

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person maintaining a compost bin

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gardener examining top soil and compost

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compost bucket with food scraps and worms

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White plastic bucket filled with food scraps for Bokashi composting

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Bokashi bucket with food scraps being poured in from cutting board

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Compost bin in a backyard vegetable garden

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compost pile

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Light blue DIY trash can composter next to bucket of food scraps

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full wooden compost bin

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Person holding handful of soil

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compost bin

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Pile of homemade compost being raked behind chicken wire fence

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Shoveling compost in the garden

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