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!
Manure may smell, but as a source of fertility for your soil, it’s hard to beat. It’s also one of the best compost materials you can use. Despite that, there are problems with manure that you need to be aware of. You’ll also find that different animal manures have different properties, and need to be …
Using Manure in Compost: How to Turn S**t Into Black Gold Read More »
If you think there’s only one or two types of composting, you might be in for a surprise. There’s actually dozens of ways you can turn organic waste into a soil amendment so valuable it’s called ‘black gold’. Each composting method has its pros and cons – and its fans and detractors! In reality, most …
16 Composting Methods – Plus How to Choose the Best One For Your Garden and Your Needs Read More »
If you’re just starting to get into composting, chances are you’re wondering what you can compost. Here’s a quick answer – if it’s been recently alive, you can probably compost it. In fact, we’re surrounded by materials. You’ll find materials in your garden, home or office. If you run out of materials there, a trip …
What You Can Compost: From Everyday Items To The Bizarre… Read More »
Simple questions such as what is compost/composting should be easy to answer. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be an accepted definition of either term. Indeed, explanations vary from book to book and from article to article. That makes life difficult for the serious composter. After all, our species’ very ability to communicate depends on having …
A few years ago, a man knocked on my house door when I was at work. My wife answered. ‘I’ve got a trailer full of shit here for you.” (It was a big trailer.) She wasn’t very happy. When she asked me why I hadn’t asked her first, I asked her if she would have …
Composting in the winter may seem like a challenge, especially when compared to the abundance of green waste in the summer. However, while the garden may appear barren, with a little creativity, there are still plenty of materials that can be composted. Unlike the warm months, winter composting requires a different approach, a bit of …
Don’t Let Winter Stop Your Composting: 12 Things You Can Compost In Cold Weather Read More »
The process of making compost can take anything from a couple of weeks to several years – it all depends: In this article, we’ll explore how long different methods of composting take, before finishing with ways to speed up the process. What is finished compost? To understand how long compost takes, and the sometimes misleading …
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A cold compost heap can take months or even years to reach perfection. The good news is that you don’t have to wait that long. In fact, one composting system produces finished compost in just 14-21 days. (You’d ideally let it mature for a while before using it for the first time!) If you’re as …
My first compost pile wasn’t great. A corner of my garden behind my garage had three walls around it, and I simply dumped my garden waste there. I didn’t pay much attention to the intricacies of composting, but when I dug down after two years I got compost. You see while you can dig deep …
Home Composting – A Step by Step Guide to Getting Started Read More »
Getting rid of my kitchen waste does feel a bit like filing food sometimes. I have one bin for chicken food, another for compost waste, and a final one for food that goes out in the trash. I also have a fourth bin that sits in the work kitchen, collecting items like coffee grounds and …
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