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Never Put These 10 Items in Your Compost Bin, Say Gardening Experts

To help you avoid the worst composting mistakes, we spoke to experts in gardening and horticulture to learn about some of the ...
House Digest on MSN

The breakfast staple you should be adding to your compost bin

If you're lacking material for your compost pile, peruse your pantry before making your breakfast in the morning. You may ...

Gardeners urged to put washing up sponges in garden in January

Gardeners are being urged to put washing up sponges in their garden in 2026 - for a very useful reason. It might sound mad, but old yellow sponges you use to clean dishes and plates can actually help ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Put worms to work making compost for your Sonoma County garden

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Gardeners urged to put ripped up teabags in garden in January

Gardeners are being told they should put teabags in their garden in January, but only if they rip them open first. Composting ...