Compost Maintenance

Making your own compost is a economical and Florida-friendly way to feed your garden, but it's not just about dumping your coffee grounds over a pile of leaves in the backyard. Today's show gives you tips on maintaining healthy, functional compost.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Central Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Compost Resources
• Compost: Sumter County
• Gardening Tips: Composting
• Make "It" Happen!
• Waste Management Program: Compost

UF/IFAS Publications

• Compost Tips for the Home Gardener
• Construction of Home Compost Units
• Converting Yard Wastes into Landscape Assets

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Composting: Introduction
• Organic Gardens

Other Sites

• Backyard Composting--Maryland Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• Compost for Home Gardens--North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
• Composting Methods--University of Illinois Extension
• Control of Nuisance and Detrimental Molds (Fungi) in Mulches and Composts--Ohion State University Extension
• Garden Compost--University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Home Composting--Montana
• The Horse Owner's Guide to Composting--University of Vermont Extension (PDF)