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The Bangalore method is an anaerobic method to create compost. This means that the heap is closed off from outside air. The Bangalore method requires less labour and less water than the Indore method. The disadvantages of this method are that the Bangalore method is slower than the Indore method while it does not eliminate weed seeds and germs. Read how to make compost with the Bangalore method.

Mulching with organic material increases or maintains the level of organic matter in the soil, it stimulates soil organisms, it improves the infiltration capacity of the soil, it reduces weed growth, it protects the soil from erosion by water and wind, it increase the moisture level in the soil by preventing dehydration and it prevent high ground temperatures. If you use chemical fertilisers, it may even improve the utilisation of these fertilisers.

This howto describes how to mulch with organic material.

Compost enhances soil fertility and soil health. The Indore method of making compost was systematised by Howard at Indore (India) between 1924 and 1926. This method involves building a heap by putting layers of different materials on top of each other so that the heap is well aerated (ventilated). Because the heap is well aerated, oxygen is available through the entire heap and high temperatures can be reached during the decomposition process, killing weed seeds and diseases. Composting under aerobic conditions is faster and smells less than composting under anaerobic conditions. There are also some disadvantages of the Indore method: It is labour intensive and it requires a lot of water.

This howto describes how to make compost with the Indore method.

Here is a little science experiment that forces your unflowered bromeliad to flower.

This test is a quick (and dirty) way to find out if a soil consists of sand, loam or clay.

Add functionality to your XOOPS site by installing a module.

Start posting messages, new items, blog posts, articles etc on your XOOPS run website.

cut a nice mat with a mat cutter

Download the latest edition of XOOPS

You run a XOOPS site with xLanguage and you want to rewrite your URLS so that www.yourdomain.com/index.php?lang=en becomes www.yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com/index.php?lang=nl becomes www.yourdomain.com/nl/

Stitch pictures that you have taken so that you can create one larger image, for example a panorama.

This describes how to show a random picture on your website.

This howto describes how to avoid reflections of the flash of a camera on the subject that is photographed.

If you use the Article module and the Tag module on your XOOPS website, some double content will be created. Here is what to do against it.

This describes how to add www before your domain name. It avoids duplicate content on your website as the same information is only available on one URL. For Apache server only.

This describes how to remove the www before your domain name. It avoids duplicate content on your website. For Apache server only.

You travel to another time zone, you adapt the time on your computer... and still the times of Outlook do not seem to make sense. Here is what to do against it.

This describes who to locate the temporary internet files in Windows Vista.

This howto describes how to locate the temporary internet files in Windows XP and in Windows Vista

Ubuntu is an entirely free operating system. This article describes how to get it!

After you downloaded Ubuntu to your computer, you'll need to burn it to an instalation CD.

The ancient art of boiling an egg has long been undervaluated. This describes how to do it.

Foreign languages have signs like for example ã,é,à and ç. These characters are often not available on a US keyboard. A solution is the US-International keyboard setting.

This describes how to create hyperlinks in HTML

This describes how you can sow opuntia cactus from seeds of prickly pear fruits found in the supermarket

This describes how to install the Windows XP operating system on a computer… but the procedure is comparable to other operating systems.