Creating Black Gold
The roles of nitrogen and carbon in composting are all-important and both are vital to the process. Composting, i.e. the decomposition of plant and animal matter, is the basis of the Nitrogen Cycle and...
A selection of composting facts that you may find interesting. If we are reading about something new with unfamiliar concepts it can be tricky, at first, to organise the knowledge into a coherent whole....
These essential elements for composting must be present if you are to be successful. There are four essential ingredients necessary for composting, that is to say four main elements, which are crucial...
Knowing how to make good compost is the aim of everyone interested in composting! So – what exactly goes on in a compost pile to turn this heap of decomposing, organic matter into a...
In this time of over-flowing land-fills, of Extreme Rubbish and the need for controlling our carbon footprint, composting as part of a recycling programme is all-important. Composting is a vital part of the cycle...
This is my search for information about compost in its various forms – including humus, mulch, vermicompost, bokashi. These range from my original and straight-forward query, to questions about composting systems, about the...
So – why this web-site? Why compost? Well, this is my search for the most reliable and interesting information available about composting. A compost heap has been a part of any garden I have...