Learn about the different organic materials you can compost – which vary from fallen leaves to human poo! If you’re new to composting, we recommend starting with What You Can Compost: From Everyday Items To The Bizarre…
I remember asking a hairdresser if I could collect hair from her. I’ll never forget the look she gave me. Even after I explained it was for my compost heap, she still seemed to think I was rather strange. Eventually, she swept up my hair and put in a bag for me – but there …
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19/01/23 Can you imagine a world where your food was grown in (composted) human waste? A recent study conducted by Hafner et al has confirmed just that human excrement can be used in compost to safely grow vegetables. The researchers tested three different waste-based fertiliser: two made from human urine, and one called “faecal compost” …
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Though composting your rubbish is often a good decision, composting certain types of trash can lead to more harm than good for the environment. While some trash will degrade gradually, others will refuse to break down, worsening the litter problem in landfills everywhere. Compostable materials, or any material that naturally breaks down over a short …
Next time you walk in a forest, try bending down and taking a handful of the soil. You’ll find it dark with a delightful smell somewhere between rich earth and old leaves. These leaves are full of nutrients – the very nutrients that can be used to grow huge trees. And in the autumn, there …
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My first compost heaps were pretty awful. I used to put everything in a corner of the garden, and then wondered months later why I had a slimy mess. Later on I experimented with regular turning of my compost pile, and decided it was too much work to turn a compost heap every few days. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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. That’s a lot! So it makes sense to do something useful with them – something like composting. After all, a single teabag might not make much compost, but a year’s …