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Plants Love Compost
If you're throwing your kitchen scraps into the garbage and buying compost and fertilizer for your garden, you're wasting money. Those egg shells, banana peels and smushy tomatoes can become a crumbly, brown, nutrient-rich material for growing tasty veggies and beautiful flowers. Author Michelle Balz explains the process and tells gardeners how to think outside the traditional bin in Composting for a New Generation: Latest Techniques for the Bin and Beyond (Cool Springs Press).