This probably falls under one of those 20-things-you-didn’t-know-about-me categories, but I have been wanting to start composting since we moved into our house in 2011. This may be a strange house goal, but for as much as I enjoy gardening, it only made sense that eventually I would want/need a compost of some sort.

Composting is a bit of a science, but a pretty easy one at that. I am just getting mine started, so I thought I’d share my journey with you and show you how to start composting yourself!

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Our yard was overflowing with dahlias this past spring and summer. We bought them up in droves and planted them all over our front yard to add a splash of color between our boxwoods, Japanese yew and Knockout roses. And instead of just pulling them out and getting rid of them for the winter, we’re going to try to overwinter our dahlias.

We’ve heard from several people that it may be possible to salvage the dahlia bulbs for next spring. So, after a little research, we thought we might as well conduct an experiment to see if we can successfully overwinter dahlias…

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