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Composting
Do not let the following discourage you from composting
or just throwing plant material on the soil. Any organic
matter added is better than none at all. As more knowledge
is gained from nature we can then work with nature to
maintain more of a natural balance. Ingham’s work at
Oregon... More
Composting is the biological decomposition of organic material under controlled conditions. The heat generated by decomposer microorganisms during composting can destroy most pathogens, weed seeds, and invertebrates. Beneficial microorganisms inhabiting some composts control diseases. For... More