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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It’s my neighbor’s fault I have a pallet compost bin. I was wandering down to the bottom of the garden to check the progress of my untidy compost heap (and believe me, heap was the operative word) when I saw her slotting together some wood. A quick inquiry revealed she had bought some slatted compost
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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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What is a Dalek Compost Bin? A Dalek Bin is a lightweight plastic compost bin, often made from recycled plastic, with a lid at the top and usually with a hatch at the bottom and no base. The bins come in a variety of shapes, including flat-sided, square and rectangular. The Dalek Bin gets its
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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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