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!
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 […]
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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
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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,
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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If you’re looking for a solid, comprehensive and well-illustrated introduction to composting, Composting for a New Generation, Latest Techniques for the Bin and Beyond by Michelle Balz is probably the best. (Or at least, it’s the best I’ve read so far!) In fact, while the Humanure Handbook is my favourite book for a good read,
Have you been panicked into putting half your waste into the trash can instead of the compost bin? Pretty much every week an article seems to be written on things you CAN’T compost. The truth is, pretty much everything that has recently lived is compostable. It IS true that some things are more difficult to
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Have you struggled to get your compost heap hot before? Chances are you have missed one of the five keys to successful hot composting. Or quite possibly you’ve become disheartened after listening to instructions to turn your heap every other day, or build a huge pile. (As Joseph Jenkins noted in The Humanure Handbook, the
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In our guide to the Carbon: Nitrogen ratio, we took an in-depth look at the role of the essential nutrients in composting. As discussed there, you CAN compost with a wide range of C: N ratios. Moreover, while you can calculate exact ratios, it’s complex, time-consuming and probably far more involved than the average home
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When I started this post, I thought about calling it something like 17 ways to get your compost hot. But in reality, when you build a compost heap, you (mostly) don’t provide the heat. Instead, you provide the conditions for heat to be generated. (I say mostly because you can help kick-start compost bins through
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When a compost pile is built correctly, you shouldn’t have many problems with flies. In fact, The Composting Handbook notes that composting is a great way to reduce the number of flies on farms. What’s more, a few flies are not really a problem. In fact, they can even provide a benefit for the compost
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