Composting

Compost is the Gardener's Best Friend

Whether you are new to composting or an expert veteran, our goal is to inspire you to be more creative in your approach to composting, to produce a higher quality and higher quantity compost, and to have more fun while doing it!

Videos of composting in the Demonstration Garden and other composting resources can be viewed by clicking here.

Presented on August 22, 2020

Presenters: Kristin Otto, Mary Sanichas, Peggy Slyker

Workshop recording, Part 1 click here

How home composting benefits the environment and your garden
How you can apply basic fundamentals in “cold” or “hot” composting, or a combination thereof
How to maximize your use of free raw materials, including wood chips, pine needles, yard waste, kitchen waste and manures

Workshop recording, Part 2 click here

How composting builds your soil food web
How compost unlocks the minerals in your soil
Troubleshooting: critters, odors, more

Video extra: Compost Pile Tour: Click here

How to build and manage your compost pile

Expanded compost slide show, August 2020 click here

Compost Handout Link, click here

Click here for Gardening with Native Birds Handout