12 tips for successful spring composting

As the winter chill makes way for spring's budding trees and plants, it's time to start planning your vegetable garden and flower beds. Adding compost to your garden will help nourish your plants so they can flourish. Whether you're new to composting or have composted for years, here are 12 tips to keep in mind for spring composting.
By Rachel Brougham

Prepare for planting

Prepare for planting
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Finished compost should be dark in colour and will be crumbly, like soil. If you started your seeds indoors this winter, apply a finished layer of compost to your garden before planting.

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Mix with topsoil

Mix with topsoil
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After planting this spring, mix some topsoil with finished compost to top-dress your vegetable garden and flower beds. When used this way, the composting material will supply nutrients to the plant roots, while also acting as a mulch to protect soil from heavy rains and extreme temperatures.

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