In this episode of Down the Garden Path we are talking about Composting. Did you know Fall is the perfect time to start composting! Always wondered how to get started? That is why we are talking composting on this episode of Down the Garden Path.

Each week on Down the Garden Path Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing, discuss down to earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. In each episode, we bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics to help you achieve a great garden. We learn right along with you from each other, from our research or from the guests that join us here.

If you have a garden and want to make it as low maintenance as possible then this podcast is for you.  As Landscape Designers and gardeners themselves, Joanne and Matthew think it is important and possible to have great gardens that are low maintenance. They want to help you make it happen.

This week Joanne and Matthew discuss Composting with Kay Kehler. Kay is the Digital Services Manager at Schiller Grounds Care which is the umbrella for 6 brands, including Mantis. For over forty years Mantis has created compact lawn and garden products. Some of their popular ones are the versatile Tiller/Cultivator and the popular ComposTumbler.

Kay gives us a good overview on how to get started composting. We review some excellent do and don’ts regarding what we should put into our composters.

It was a great discussion about the different variety of composters that are available.  Kay reviewed some of the advantages of the Mantis composters and how that can be easier to use than other methods of Composting. They also make great gifts for the gardener in your life. Tune in to har all about them.