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What is a growing medium for plants?

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QUESTION: What is a growing medium for plants? I see these words mentioned all the time in articles about how to grow plants when I look them up. Is it like dirt, or what? - Paisley O GARDENING CHANNEL REPLIES: A growing medium for plants is anything placed within a pot that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Soil & Composting Tagged With: compost soil, container gardening, container soil, gardening soil, plant growing medium, vermiculite

When is compost ready?

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QUESTION: When is compost ready? I have been adding kitchen scraps and some leaves to the large bin in my back yard for almost a year. How do I know when I'm done and can use it? - Erwin B GARDENING CHANNEL REPLIES: Compost can be ready anywhere between month one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Soil & Composting Tagged With: compost soil, composting, composting 101, how to compost

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