Introduction From time to time you will observe some insects in the compost. This is the stage when you would worry something has gone wrong. Then, there are our skeptical…
Mulching is the process we recommend the most. Why? Because mulching is the process by which we mimic what happens in the natural landscape. What happens in the natural landscape?…
“Altogether world’s soils have lost up to 80 billion tons of carbon”. The soil will save us, Kristin Ohlson Exactly how much is 80 billion tons? 1 ton is almost…
“I saw brown leaf story on YouTube echo India and I was very happy to see what you people are doing. Today I planted one bamboo plant on the occasion…
A leaf shred is a leaf saved.. In the last week’s Brown Leaf blog, we had guest blogger Ratna Gokhale, who shared how she made leaf shredder at home, what…
Home-made Dry Leaves Crusher - Ratna Gokhale. A professor of Mathematics, a passionate gardener. Her background of mathematics is evident in the experiments she has done in her garden, the…
This is the 3rd blog on mulching. You might wonder why I am so obsessed with it. Actually yes, I am. I am amazed with the design of nature. Resources…
In this week’s blog, we discuss in detail, most-nature-friendly way of utilizing dry leaves. It is the easiest and yet much ignored way. If you have garden, large trees, then…
Buena Monte Society, Pashan road, Pune From November to April, management of dry leaves is one of the major concerns for people. Especially for the societies with a lot of…
How to build a dry leaf composter, part 3 Method contributed by Kirti Bhave, Pune. Introduction part is a continuation of the two past weeks’ blogs. If you have already…
