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Your turn for bush patrol?

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Get

bangin' bushes when you bring a little something extra into your bed (flower

bed, that is) - new organic fertilizers and potting soils are better for the

earth as well as your plants.

 

 

The Benefits

They just plain work.

Organic fertilizers and soils get your plants growing without synthetic

chems.Planet-friendlier. Chem-based

fertilizers can runoff, contaminating groundwater.Composting

your own fertilizer is easy on the

landfill (the average household produces about 200 lbs of kitchen waste per

year) and even easier on your wallet (since it's, um, free).

 

 

Personally Speaking

Jen's

such an animal lover that she's even been known to save earthworms by helping

street-bound ones back to soil after rainstorms. Fitting, then, that the

earthworm castings from Black Gold kept her indoor herb garden growing

all winter.

 

 

Wanna Try

Compost

EnviroCycle

- aerate your compost and work your biceps at the same time ($158).Can-O-Worms -

composter/hotel-for-worms, made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic

($100).Clean Air Gardening

Indoor Kitchen Composter - composts by fermentation for faster

fertilizer ($70).Foothill Worm Ranch and Happy D Ranch - worms delivered to

your door ($25-$30/lb).

Soil

Gardens Alive

Garden Plenty - animal byproduct-free fertilizer from a company that

knows eco-friendly gardens ($13/5 lbs).Black

Gold - earthworm casting-enriched, great for all types of planting

($3/4 qts).TerraCycle - freakin'

amazing plant-specific food made from worm castings, packaged in used

plastic soda bottles (prices vary).Miracle-Gro

- need a version easy to find in your local nursery or hardware store?

Even the biggest supplier of inorganic fertilizers offers new organic

versions, coming to a nursery near you (prices vary).

Other

Compost Guide - composting 101.DIY Bite: sprinkle used coffee grounds

around your plants to give your plants their nitrogen fix. (You can even

bring grounds home from the office or ask the manager at your local

coffeeshop. You might get weird looks, but hey, it's free and saves

landfill space.)

 

 

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