Ready to get the most out of your garden and turn waste into black gold? It’s time to learn about composting! Here you’ll find clear, step-by-step instructions, informative articles and pro tips on the composting process that will help you become a master composter in no time.
If you’re totally new to composting, start off with our home composting guide, while experienced composters might want to find out our 17 tips for speeding compost up!
Every year, a staggering 60% of household waste comes from food scraps—reaching over 600 million tonnes globally. It doesn’t need to be this way. Instead of sending this waste to landfill, where it generates methane emissions, you can turn it into valuable, nutrient-rich compost right in your kitchen. From worm composting to Bokashi bins, this […]
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India, 2023. A small bin stands in a lab, filled with organic waste. But this is no ordinary compost bin. The compost is moving and shifting. Along the top crawl insects. Cockroaches. Welcome to the world of blatticomposting – a form of composting that could help deal with the mountain of organic waste countries like
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Got a slow compost heap? Then you might well be on the lookout for a compost accelerator or activater. I get it – as a compost nerd, I’m always keen to speed up my own compost. As a result, I’ve spent years researching different ways to activate the compost and trying out (mostly free!) activators.
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Want to learn how to make faster, better compost with no extra effort? While it’s important to learn the basics first, once you’ve mastered those, you can use one or several of the hacks below to get better quality compost faster. Do note there is a lot here AND I regularly update this article as
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Did you know that only half of US gardeners (and one third of British gardeners!) compost? Given that compost is incredibly good for the soil, that’s quite a surprising statistic! And I think one reason why so many gardeners don’t compost is because composting is perceived to be difficult. But there are some easy methods,
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Did you know that a worm can digest half its own body weight in a day? These little wonders work really hard for you in your compost heap. So naturally, you’ll be wondering if you should add worms to your compost bin to reap some of their benefits. However, you don’t usually need to add
Should You Add Worms to Your Compost Bin? Here’s What The Science and The Experts Say… Read More »
If you’re looking for one of the simplest ways to compost, you’ve stumbled across the right method here! Trench composting may involve a bit of digging, but it requires little thought about anything else. Like all composting, it’s a great way to improve soil structure and fertility, and I find it particularly useful when the
Trench Composting: The Lazy Gardener’s Secret to Rich, Nutrient-Packed Soil! Read More »
I’m a massive fan of compost bins. They’re a simple way to turn waste into a rich compost that will benefit your garden for years to come. They also come in all shapes and sizes – and in my garden I’ve got everything from a homemade trash bin composter for generating heat to a three-bin
How to Use a Compost Bin: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners. Read More »
So often on Compost Magazine we’ve focused on the fastest and best ways to make compost. Sure, there are hacks and tricks and tips to reduce the effort, but they all involve some effort. And not everyone wants to put effort into composting. So in this article, I wanted to cover some of the easiest,
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When we first interviewed Ashley from Monty Compost a couple of years ago, the compost tech company was just getting started. Now they’re established, we asked Kristina Cao from Monty Compost to share how their technology could be used to speed up the composting process. Composting is an efficient and cost-effective way to create a
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