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5 Eco-Friendly Compost Gardening Equipment for the Summer

Summer is the prime season for gardeners and composters to begin turning their scraps into compost. There are a variety of gardening tools and accessories available to take care of your flowers and garden; and then there are products that take gardening to the next plateau. Compost is the result of recycling decomposed natural and biodegradable organic material into rich nutrient topsoil, and a better alternative to processed fertilizer thus improving the quality of your soil and the environment. It is a necessity to keep our planet thriving for the sake of our planet’s health in the present and the near future.

Here is a simple list of some eco-friendly compost gardening equipment\nthat should prove useful for gardeners and gardeners-to-be to make your recreation just a bit greener.

1. Compost Bins – For passive composters, the tried-and-true compost bin is your best friend. All it needs is a little space in the yard, the appropriate scraps thrown in, and let nature do its thing. There are bins that are built with insulation properties beneficial for both warm and cold weather and others such as the automatic indoor composters that do all the work for you to accelerate the process.

2. Compost Tumblers – For active composters who prefer a more hands-on approach, compost tumblers are the way to do things your way. Personally monitoring your compost pile allows you to control every aspect of composting. From moisture to temperature level, compost tumblers give you the flexibility to make compost at your own pace.

3. Rain Barrels – Who doesn’t love free water? With the drought problem plaguing many parts of the country, it’s not a bad idea to leave a rain barrel underneath the gutters and let Mother Nature help you out (when she decides to of course) and use that saved water for your lawn and garden instead of the costly municipal water from the hose.

4. Chipper Shredder – When you’ve got yard wastes a little too big and clunky to dispose of or place in your composter, chipper shredders are useful and compact shredding machines that shred most yard materials such as leaves, small branches, and grass clippings usable as compostable scraps, garden mulch, or wood chips for ground cover.

5. Reel Lawn Mower – This one is a no-brainer, since reel mowers don’t have an engine, don’t blow exhaust, and don’t use fuel. And while rotary mowers tear the grass, reel mowers gently cut them, making it less traumatic for the lawn itself. Don’t forget to compost the cuttings!

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33 comments for “5 Eco-Friendly Compost Gardening Equipment for the Summer”

  1. I’m still trying to decide between the stand alone composter and the tumbler. Since I live in a climate where I can plant all year round, I think the tumbler might be the best bet. They produce compost faster, right?

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  2. Unless you actively turn your pile in the compost bin as much as you turn a tumbler, both composters will yield the same results. Tumblers only make it easier to turn your pile instead of using a garden fork to do so in a bin. Then again there are those electric composters that produce compost fast but only in small batches.

    Posted by Rick | July 25, 2008, 6:13 pm
  3. It is good to see so many more people making the switch to organic and green lifestyles. Great post! I intend to start composting next year, so great info.

    Posted by OrganicGuy | November 15, 2008, 6:37 pm
  4. Great article, I’m planning on starting a nice big garden next spring. I will be using this info to stay environmentally friendly!

    Posted by Alektra | December 13, 2008, 11:53 pm
  5. I’m a big fan of the compost tumbler myself. There’s just no better way to feed your plants naturally, Mary.

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  6. Excellent post! Thanks for that! I will see what I can do with my new garden in a week or so.

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    Posted by gardening | March 12, 2009, 6:42 pm
  9. Composting should be made compulary for all households. It reduces the green footprint and helps our landfill.

    Posted by Sheds | April 2, 2009, 6:14 pm
  10. I have a compost bin set up, it’s mostly full of banana peels right now but I have high hopes for it. Also, I have a rain bin too but I put a lid on when there won’t be a rain for a while, wouldn’t want mother nature evaporating all of it, would we? :P

    Posted by Ask Garden | June 30, 2009, 4:56 am
  11. I have a love of bonsai plants as well so much so that i made a site dedicated to them. I have been thinking about using organic compost for my bonsai plants, i might try it next season.

    Posted by Paul Martin | July 17, 2009, 2:48 pm
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  14. Very cool, I love compost gardening, it makes my food taste so good. Organic foods beat nasty fast food, any day of the week for me!

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  16. I’ve been considering a Reel lawn mower does anyone know of a good one to buy? Some of the ones I’ve looked at had cheep plastic parts that tended to break.

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  31. My husband is a Builder, and he was very impressed with how sturdy and well-built it was. I loved the ease of using it and not having to turn it at all with a fork.

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  32. Great article! I love the rain barrel idea, I believe I will use that one this year.

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