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Longer days in May mean more daylight hours to spend planting garden vegetables and flowers.

March 20 is officially the first day of spring, but southern California gardeners don't have to wait until then to start their spring planting, say experts at Agromin.

In less than a year, Harrison Industries collected more than 700 tons of food waste from restaurants, grocery stores, schools and other businesses in Ventura County with Agromin turning the waste into compost.

Agromin, one of the largest organic composting companies in California, has joined California Green Communities to foster innovative, sustainable ways for participating cities to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption.

Plant and tree growth slows to a crawl or stops completely in January in Southern California gardens. Take this opportunity to prune and plant, say experts at Agromin, a manufacturer of earth-friendly soil products made from organic material.

With forecasts of near normal rainfall in November, Southern California gardeners have the opportunity to plant fall gardens now and let Mother Nature do the watering.

Stay Green, a full-service landscaping company, and Agromin, the organics recycler for more than 50 California cities, have formed a partnership that will recycle and reuse the organic materials produced by Stay Green clients.

Although the temperature still feels like summer, now is the time for Southern California gardeners to plant cool season vegetables for a spring harvest, say experts at Agromin.

Larry's Building Materials, with supply yards in Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach, has joined a growing list of outlets distributing Agromin organic soil products in Orange County.

Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of earth-friendly soil products made from organic material collected from Southern California communities, is accepting requests for field trips to its organics recycling facility in Oxnard.