Batch Composting
Batch Composting A brief overview. Is the Continuous method of composting too slow for you? If so, here’s how to speed up your results. If you are lucky enough to have access to a...
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Hot Composting or Cold Composting? Which Way and Does It Matter?
Hot-composting or cold-composting – which way and does it matter? When you decide that you will have a ‘go’ at composting, typically your first decisions will be centred around the answers to such questions...
3 Tips to Remember When Siting Your Compost Pile (or Bin)
I set up my new compost bin last week. It is a simple holding bin – known as a Dalek bin – one of those that can be purchased through your local council for...
Catastrophic Compost Problems
Compost Problems – Tips for dealing with catastrophe in your compost. Although a vast amount of scientific research has been and is being done in the fields of domestic and commercial composting, on a...
Unsuitable Compost Ingredients
Learn which materials are unsuitable compost ingredients. The following is a list of items that you should not use as composting ingredients. Some experts say you should not attempt to compost these materials in a...
Good to Compost
The table below lists good compost ingredients with information on each. Check here to find out what compost ingredients you can safely add to your pile or bin. Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio – a brief explanation....
Compost Ingredients
Lists of Compost Ingredients help you to choose materials that will be beneficial to your compost The best compost comes from a variety of materials. Introduce as many different compost ingredients as you can....
Continuous Composting
That pile at the end of the garden where you toss your organic rubbish and let it rot down, is an example of continuous composting. Here are some tips for getting started if you decide...
Continuous Composting Tips
That pile at the end of the garden where you toss your organic rubbish and let it rot down, is an example of continuous composting. Here are some tips for making sure that all...
Starting a Backyard Compost
Starting a backyard compost – the foundation of it all If you are thinking about starting a backyard compost, you will need to decide just how you want to go about it – after...