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Links and Reviews for Composting in the Home Garden

The following 28 sites have linked to our Composting in the Home Garden website. Links to commercial products or enterprises do not constitute endorsement by University of Illinois Extension.

Accidental Hedonist Blog - Well It's a Dirty Job But Someone's Got to Do It
http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2007/02/18/well_its_a_dirty_job_but_someones_got

AccidentalHedonist
http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2007/02/18/p1862
"The science of composting"

Al Krismer Plant Farm - Monthly Garden Tips
http://www.krismers.com/Monthlytips07/Octgardentips07.htm
"Leaves falling from the trees along with vegetable and bedding plants dying off as the season draws to a close means there can be lots of plant material accumulating around the yard. That makes now the ideal time for starting a backyard compost pile. Click here for more info on composting"

Alderman Shiller.com - Compost Your Leaves This Fall
http://www.aldermanshiller.com/content/view/350/30/

Booman Tribune Blog - Wake Up Waterlily - Saturday Garden
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2005/7/2/64048/02225
"I find this site (http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/compost/process.html) pretty helpful."

Brigham Young University - Home Grown - How to Work with Soil
http://www.byub.org/homegrown/episodes/soil.asp

Chicago Tribune - Chicago Gardener Blog - Help With Composting
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/chicago_gardener/2007/05/reader_question_3.html
"This Extension site is straightforward and useful: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/compost/process.html"

Chicago Tribune - Chicago Gardener Blog - Knock Out Roses
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/chicago_gardener/2007/09/knock-out-roses.html

Compost Central - Compost FAQ
http://www.rockmill.co.uk/mastercomposter/faq.htm
"Composting in the home garden University of Illinois - Compost Troubleshooting"

Composting101 - How to Compost
http://www.composting101.com/how-it-works.html

Composting101.com
http://www.composting101.com/how-it-works.html
"Decomposition, or the composting process, occurs constantly and gradually around us everyday. The dark, rich soil covering the forest floor is an excellent example of this. When we compost, all we're really doing is speeding up Mother Nature."

Daily Herald - Start a Compost Pile Now
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=54565
"For more information on composting and managing yard wastes, contact the local University of Illinois Extension office or visit the Extension Web site at www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/compost."

del.icio.us Bookmarking Site
http://del.icio.us/warren.oly

Living On The Land
http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/livingontheland/Week-of-Mon-20060626/001628.html

McHenry County Defenders, IL
http://www.mcdef.org/yard_waste1.htm

Ohio State University - Department of Horticulture and Crop Science - Garden Tips
http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/faq/display.lasso?-Search=Action&-Table=Input&-Database=faq.fm&-KeyValue=155&-token.Action=Search%20Archive

Online Information Service for Non-Chemical Pest Management in the Tropics
http://www.oisat.org/control_methods/cultural__practices/composting.html
"University of Illinois Extension. The composting process."

Online Information Service for Non-Chemical Pest Management in the Tropics - Plant Health Management
http://www.oisat.org/links.htm?category=plant_health&pos=0&what=link_text&order=0

Organic Gardening Guru - Composting: Hitting Paydirt
http://www.organicgardeningguru.com/composting.html

Planet Natural - Compost Bin Buyer's Guide
http://www.planetnatural.com/site/buyers-guide.html

Shrewsbury (MA) Public Schools
http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/central/curriculum/lf7.html

Shrewsbury Public Schools - Curriculum Links
http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/central/curriculum/lf7.html
"Composting process"

Solid Waste Agency of Lake County
http://www.co.lake.il.us/swalco/programs/compost.asp
"University of Illinois Extension Composting Guide"

Solid Waste Agency of Lake County - Compost
http://www.co.lake.il.us/swalco/programs/compost.asp
"Composting at home has two main benefits: you dispose of less material while making mulch for your plants! For more information about how to compost, see the link below: University of Illinois Extension Composting Guide - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/compost/"

University of British Columbia Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15860

Vegetable Gardening Guru - Building Soil in the Garden
http://www.vegetablegardeningguru.com/soil-quality.html

VegetableGardeningGuru.com
http://www.vegetablegardeningguru.com/soil-quality.html
"You'll know that the decomposition process is "done" when you can't distinguish any of the raw materials. It should smell and feel like rich soil."

Winnebago County (IL)
http://www.co.winnebago.il.us/openburning/openburninginfo.htm

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