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Organic plant waste has proven to be an effective weed control for citrus trees, Egyptian researchers reported Monday. Researchers from the National Research Center in Giza, Egypt, studied the effects of plant mulches compared to synthetic mulch and other weed control methods on the quality of mandarin fruit, the American Society for Horticultural Science reported Monday in a news release. Dr. H.F. Abouziena, the project's lead researcher, said rice straw and cattail weeds create plant waste...
Pumpkin size, quality improved using municipal leaf mulchAmericans love pumpkins. The growing popularity of rural fall festivals, grade school farm tours, and "u-pick" pumpkin farms has resulted in an increase in consumer demand for pumpkins throughout the country. A critical challenge for pumpkin farmers promoting entertainment agriculture, or "agritourism", is maintaining fields that are weed-free, attractive, and safe for consumers. To keep up with the increasing...
Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that a video capturing one of the first deliveries of solid food waste to the Company's flagship Woodbridge, New Jersey manufacturing facility is available for viewing on its website, www.convertedorganics.com. The video can be accessed by clicking on the button titled "View Solid Waste Delivery Video" on the left side of the home page. "The receipt of solid food waste at the Woodbridge manufacturing facility marks a new phase of...
Current models of global climate change predict warmer temperatures will increase the rate that bacteria and other microbes decompose soil organic matter, a scenario that pumps even more heat-trapping carbon into the atmosphere. But a new study led by a University of Georgia researcher shows that while the rate of decomposition increases for a brief period in response to warmer temperatures, elevated levels of decomposition don't persist."There is about two and a half times more carbon in the...
By Karen Youso Question: I burned olive oil on the bottom of a stainless-steel pan. I have tried cleaning it by heating baking soda and water, dishwasher detergent and water, and tomato sauce in the pan. The burned area is better, but there is more to be removed. What can I do? Answer: You can try rubbing the stain with a paste of baking soda mixed with liquid dish soap. Rub in circular motions. Be sure to rinse thoroughly and towel dry. If that doesn't work, try a stainless steel cleaner,...
IT'S all aboard as an ambitious drive to get Wales' capital city leading the way to a greener future is launched. Children from primary schools across Cardiff got the chance to climb into a refuse lorry that will be collecting food waste for composting from Monday. The pupils packed City Hall yesterday to see how Cardiff council hopes to increase the city's combined recycling and composting rate by up to 10%. Cardiff is the first city authority in the UK to deliver a food waste...
IF YOU haven't yet gone down the composting route, autumn is a great time to start as you gather up leaves, empty plant pots and generally tidy up the garden. Many local authorities now provide compost bins to encourage householders to recycle, so it's worth giving your own council a ring to check. Alternatively, you can make a compost heap by erecting a wire- mesh cage with four corner posts, lined with cardboard or straw. Builders' pallets also make instant compost bins, set on end and...
By LARRY CAPLAN The Evansville area is dealing with a lot more yard waste than normal this month. The hurricane winds of September tore down a lot of limbs and branches. In addition, the dry weather of the last several months is causing earlier-than-normal fall leaf drop. We need to deal with this yard waste in a "green" manner. Because of the current dry spell, the Evansville Environmental Protection Agency has issued a ban on open burning in Evansville and in a band four miles beyond the...
By Anonymous At the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting in early September, held at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, researchers from Guildford, United Kingdom (UK) announced successful development of a bacteria strain that can break down organic wastes into ethanol. Unlike traditional yeastbased fermentation for ethanol, which is energy intensive and expensive, the bacteria is expected to create ethanol more efficiently and cheaply. TMO Renewables, based in Guildford,...
By Trojak, Larry EKO Compost is processing 35,000 tons/year of green waste, along with municipal bio solids and fats, oils and grease. THE Hawaiian island of Maui - a vacation destination for more than 2.2 million people each year - has a year-round growing season that yields a massive stream of green waste from nonstop cutting, trimming and pruning. For years, the resultant trimmings were simply landfilled along with the 500 tons/day of trash. One company, however, decided to turn that tide...
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The term plasticulture is in reference to the practice of utilizing plastic materials in agricultural applications. The plastic materials themselves are frequently and broadly referred to as “ag plastics.” Plasticulture ag plastics can include soil fumigation film, nursery pots and silage bags, irrigation drip tape or tubing, but the term is most frequently used to describe all kinds of plastic plant and soil coverings. Such coverings range from plastic mulch film, high and low...
Vermicompost is composting with the use of special earthworms. Red wigglers and white worms are the more common worms used, although European night crawlers can be used as well. Red wigglers can be found living in manure piles and in rotting vegetation and adapt the best in covered worm bins. Common earthworms burrow deeply and are not recommended for use in compost bins. Blue worms are commonly used in the tropics. Worms are used to decompose vegetable and food waste along with bedding...
Image Caption: Compost barrel with compost and tools. Credit: Diego Grez/Wikipedia Compost is fertilizer made from decomposed organic matter that is then tilled directly into the soil or used as an additive when transplanting seedlings. Composting can be very simplistic or complex, depending on the amount of compost needed. Compost is widely used in organic farming because of its high nutrient content and natural pesticide abilities. Composting is simply piling, systematically,...
