5 Kitchen Scraps to Plant in Your Garden, Not the Trash
Enhance your garden with these everyday items from your kitchen. Kitchen scraps create a lot of waste , however, numerous edibles can be diverted from your garbage bin to your garden instead. "Food waste significantly contributes to climate change—we discard approximately one-third of our food globally," says Michael Karapetian, who heads the Great Global Cleanup initiative at Earthday.org. When you compost By engaging in this practice, you're benefiting the Earth as you return crucial elements such as nitrogen and carbon directly into the soil, rather than occupying landfills with waste." At this juncture, specialists in horticulture and composting share advice on optimal food items for your garden. Whether it’s banana peels or chicken eggs’ shells, here are various culinary leftovers that can be incorporated into your cultivated areas to enhance soil quality as well as decrease refuse. Meet Our Expert Michael Clarke...