Healthy plants start with healthy soil, and the single best element you can add to any soil is compost. It's full of the primary nutrients your plants need, along with beneficial microorganisms no manufactured product can provide. In addition, compost takes yard waste and kitchen scraps that might otherwise be destined for a landfill and keeps them at home, where they become black gold for your garden. Filmed in Seattle, Washington, this episode demonstrates...

Vaucluse House: Peter Cundall visits Sydney's Vaucluse House, which was built in 1803. It's surrounded by 25 acres of gardens, including a pleasure garden, bushland, and significant trees. Peter also lends a hand in the huge kitchen garden. Compost Tea: Jerry Coleby-Williams shows how to make his grandfather's recipe for compost tea, a liquid manure that serves as a great garden fertilizer. Camellias: Jane Edmanson shows us a wonderful collection...

Pete's Patch: Peter Cundall gives us an overview of the patch and how it all works, including why crop rotation is critical. Composting Methods: Angus Stewart shows us how to make a cold compost, explaining how much easier it is to maintain than the traditional hot-composting system. Dry-Season Veggie Garden: Leonie Norrington takes advantage of the cooler, dry-season temperatures in Darwin to plant out her veggie patch with cherry tomatoes, coriander,...

"Charles Dowding puts feeding the soil at the heart of his No Dig method of growing. He explains how to use your garden and kitchen waste to make homemade compost that will help your plants truly flourish. Discover what you can compost, how to achieve the perfect balance, and different composting methods to suit every space, with this beautiful, infallible guide." -- Back cover.

"Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Compost contains all you need to know to start composting."--Page 4 of cover.

Next time you stop for a coffee, ask for the used coffee grounds with your order. Why is that? Scientists are showing that coffee leftovers can give your garden and grass a boost.

Peter Proctor is New Zealand's father of biodynamic agriculture. Compost is the fundamental element in all gardening and farming. This master class takes you through the compost making process from gathering and assembling your materials to creating the perfect compost heap.

Bugs happily living in an empty lot are in trouble when a gang of rats moves in and takes over, but when a group of volunteers arrives to clean up, not only do the bugs get their lot back, they learn about recycling, composting, and garbage dumps. Includes facts about dumps, littering, and recycling.