8 Great Reasons to Attend Free Monthly Backyard Composting Classes in Arlington
By Office of Communication
Posted on July 19, 2019, July 19, 2019

Join the Arlington Master Composters and attend a free backyard composting class at Veterans Park or River Legacy Park.

The next time you're cleaning up after preparing a delicious dish, don't toss those eggshells, potato peels or fruit rinds into the trash. A great alternative to sending your unwanted fruit and vegetable scraps - or even leaves and grass clippings - to the landfill is to compost them instead. Compost provides beneficial nutrients for your garden and helps feed your lawn as well.

Join the Arlington Master Composters and attend a free backyard composting class at Veterans Park or River Legacy Park. Click here for class information, times and locations.

8 Great Reasons to Compost in Arlington

Reduces Solid Waste: Compost yard waste instead of sending it to a landfill.

Improves Soil Quality: Compost helps protect soil from erosion (up to 30 percent) and improves soil quality.

Improves Water Quality: Compost helps make yards and gardens healthier without using chemicals that may pollute groundwater, creeks, streams, and lakes.

Conserves Water: Compost improves soil so that water penetrates more easily and stays in the soil longer which means less watering.

Fertilizes Soil: Compost feeds and nourishes the plants and the soil.

Provides Nutrients: Compost slowly releases macro and micro-nutrients for plant growth, reducing the need for fertilizers.

Improves Soil Structure: Compost improves the structure of sandy soils allowing them to retain moisture and nutrients longer.

Let nature work for you: Earthworms and other beneficial organisms flourish in enriched soils. Their activities release essential nutrients which strengthen plants and increase disease resistance.


 

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