Creating Compost Potting Soil from Garbage

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FOTOLIA/CELESTE CLOCHARD
This is a very easy and sanitary way to dispose of garbage, and I am able each year to save several dollars that I would otherwise spend on commercial fertilizers and potting soils. 

In our back yard near the trash burner I have what I call
my garbage disposal unit. It starts out being a hole in the
ground two by two by two feet. Near this hole I keep a
container of slack lime in a waterproof container. After
each meal all the leftovers, vegetable peels, lettuce

  • Published on Nov 1, 1970
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