TerraCycle, the New Jersey company that brought you worm castings packaged in tossed soda bottles, is recycling again, this time selling old Kendall-Jackson wine barrels that have been transformed into rotary composters and rain barrels. Whether Colorado water law allows us to capture roof runoff is a subject of some hot debate among gardeners, so we’ll stick to what we know is good environmental practice: composting. The French and American oak barrels rest horizontally on a base fitted with roller wheels. You throw your cast off vegetation and kitchen waste in through the hatch, give it a couple of turns every other day, and wait for black, healthy compost to emerge a few months later.
$99, Sam’s Club, Home Depot
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Salmonella-tainted tomatoes got you rethinking your own growing practices? Author Tanya L.K. Denckla thought of most of the questions you might have about converting your food garden to organic, and handling pests and other problems naturally. “The Gardener’s A-Z Guide To Growing Organic Food” gives the details on 765 food crops, including companion planting to help your garden keep on growing healthy.
$22.95, Storey Publishing
