If you’ve constructed your compost heap well, it won’t be long before it starts heating up. And if you’re like me, curiosity will soon start to gnaw at you. What’s the temperature? Is it too cool or too hot? When do you need to turn it? What happens if I add this or that material […]
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Biochar is under-used in compost, but there’s some promising research suggesting that it can help with everything from helping us to create faster, better compost to helping the environment. In this article, we’ll take a science-backed look at how biochar can help speed up the composting process, and what the benefits and drawbacks of using
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What is lignin? Lignin is a tough material that is found in cell wall plants. It helps to provide plants with rigidity and strength and also acts as a protective barrier against pathogens and environmental stress. What compost materials are high in lignin? Organic materials that are high in lignin include wood chips, sawdust, bark,
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Humous has been hailed as a miracle soil ingredient, a nutrient-rich, spongy material that will deliver almost permanent benefits to the soil. But recent research has thrown this belief into question, with some scientists even declaring the ‘death of humus.’ So, does humus even exist – and does it even matter? What is humus? The
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19th Feb, 2022 In their latest effort towards a zero-waste future, Brigham Young University (BYU) Hawaii students use worms from a Waikiki company to conduct a vermicomposting project. The botany class project has been in effect since 2022 and continues to be a success well into February. The students take one of their botany classes
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Feb 18th, 2023 Wake Forest University in North Carolina has been expanding its waste-reduction initiatives since 2018, furthering its composting facilities around campus. The university’s Office of Sustainability has noted students’ support of these initiatives and plans to continue expanding composting options to other dorms in 2023. While the Office of Sustainability has been providing
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Got moss in your garden? That’s not necessarily a bad thing. This fascinating plant has some amazing properties which can make it a boon in the garden as well as a viable compost material. In this post, we’ll cover some of the benefits of moss for gardeners even before it’s composted. We’ll also look at
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15th Feb 2023 Composting is essentially the breakdown of organic materials by bacteria. Typically, Aerobic (with air) is widely considered the best method by home composters. But what happens when the process is interrupted at the start of the composting process and does it matter if this interruption is only temporary? That’s what scientists from
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13th Feb 2022 Some gardeners caution against using ash in their gardens, but recent (2022) research suggests that ash may actually be beneficial for composters. The large-scale experiment conducted in Prague found that adding ash from combusted biomass to compost can increase the total nutrient content of the compost. The experiment used a mixture of
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Have you ever wondered what does the heavy lifting in your compost heap? The answer is a single-celled microscopic organism that comes in a variety of shapes and sizes and can be found living in virtually every ecosystem on Earth – bacteria. These microscopic microorganisms are truly tiny (about 500 million times smaller than the
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