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!
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!) That system involves
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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
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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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We drink a lot of tea. The British drink 36 billion cups of tea a year, while in 2018 the US consumed 84 billion cups. Almost all of that is in the form of tea bags rather than loose tea. So it makes sense to do something useful with leftover tea – something like composting.
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If you were outside in the cold, you’d want to find a nice warm place to shelter in. Mice are no different. Compost heaps can offer warmth, protection and quite possibly some food too. Sounds perfect (for a mouse!) Unfortunately, humans are not always so keen on mice in the compost heap. But is it
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Read most compost guides, and you’ll be advised you need size to compost effectively. And this is true – to an extent. I can attest to this. I used to struggle to get my smaller compost heaps going. But when I built a large compost heap using pallets, I would find, when I turned my
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You want to create your own compost. But you’re either limited on green/brown space, or don’t have any. So can you compost on concrete? Fortunately, the answer is yes. There are, however, some limitations, but don’t worry – we tell you how to get around them, Which is better: Composting on earth v. composting on
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