Composting

Compost is the best thing you can give to your garden soil.

Many people start composting for practical reasons. Composting your leaves, grass clippings, garden waste and food scraps reduces the amount of garbage you generate.

Some "compost" sold at garden centers or other outlets is downright nasty for your garden. Know how to feel a bag out before you buy.

What you can do

Tutorial

Are you interested in learning more about composting different types of materials and how they affect your 'compost recipe' - even in your backyard composter at home?

Check out the freshly updated composting section on the City of Yellowknife website at http://ww

This is a great visual tool on how to start a compost pile, what to put in (greens and browns)...you can't go wrong!
 

This is a short booklet about how to start vermicomposting or composting with worms in Yellowknife

This booklet was produced by the Composting Council of Canada and is a teacher's guide on composting.

This is a manual produced by the City of Edmonton which describes how to build different models of compost bins.

This is a 16 page booklet on composting which was produced by the John Janzen Backyard Composting Education Centre in Edmonton.

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Compost is the best thing you can give to your garden soil. It improves the physical quality of the soil, making it more humus like, and, at the same time improves the nutritional content of the soil. Compost supplies both major and minor nutrients to your plants.

Compost Is Very Easy To Make.

Containers

Containers are only used to keep birds, cats, dogs,...

Many people start composting for practical reasons. Composting your leaves, grass clippings, garden waste and food scraps reduces the amount of garbage you generate. Plus, compost is essential for a great garden, and starting your own pile ensures a free, regular supply. But I think there’s an even better reason to compost: it’s fascinating. In fact, once you understand the basics of how the...

Some "compost" sold at garden centers or other outlets is downright nasty for your garden. Know how to feel a bag out before you buy.

What you can do

Ask the right questions, and seek out an earthy-smelling compost that is a bit lighter than soil; stay away from biosolid-based compost.

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Are you interested in learning more about composting different types of materials and how they affect your 'compost recipe' - even in your backyard composter at home? Play with a free downloadable 'compost calculator' that will show you how different feedstocks affect density, moisture content and Carbon to Nitrogen ratio so you can create an optimal mix! Check it out here:...

Check out the freshly updated composting section on the City of Yellowknife website at http://www.yellowknife.ca/City_Hall/Departments/Public_Works___Engineeri...
On the new, easy-to-navigate pages you will find some great information on how the YK Centralized Composting Project...

This is a great visual tool on how to start a compost pile, what to put in (greens and browns)...you can't go wrong!
 

This is a short booklet about how to start vermicomposting or composting with worms in Yellowknife

This booklet was produced by the Composting Council of Canada and is a teacher's guide on composting. In addition to providing valuable information on how to compost, it suggests activities for the classroom.

This is a manual produced by the City of Edmonton which describes how to build different models of compost bins.

This is a 16 page booklet on composting which was produced by the John Janzen Backyard Composting Education Centre in Edmonton. Here you will find everything you ever wanted to know about composting, and more!

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