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 Bizarreā¦
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. […]
Compost Bulking Agents: The Key to Faster, Better Compost Read More Ā»
Manure may smell, but as a source of fertility for your soil, itās hard to beat. Itās also one of the best compost materials you can use. Despite that, there are problems with manure that you need to be aware of. Youāll 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 Ā»
Hair. Dead chickens. Fish. Iāve composted them all. In fact, if your pile or bin maintains a temperature of at least 130-160Ā°F (55-70Ā°C), you can compost almost anything thatās recently been alive. Even if it’s not hot, you might be surprised at the number of things you can turn into compost. From garden waste to
What You Can Compost: From Everyday Items To The Bizarreā¦ Read More Ā»
A few years ago, a man knocked on my house door when I was at work. My wife answered. āIāve got a trailer full of shit here for you.ā (It was a big trailer.) She wasnāt very happy. When she asked me why I hadnāt asked her first, I asked her if she would have
Manure in Compost: A Cautionary Tale Read More Ā»
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 ā something like composting.
Can You Compost Tea Bags? Read More Ā»