We have a compost tumbler that we have recently purchased to share with our landlords. We are each adding food scraps (4 adults+1 toddler worth) and it's getting stinky.
Despite my best efforts (breaking and cutting up dry twigs to add
Has anyone got any experience with composting trees - hugelkulture?
I grew a Blackboy peach tree from a stone: it produces beautiful peaches but the tree is a mutant. EVERY fork in a branch turns into a split that propagates back down the branch and
Does anyone have any advice or experience on composting biodegradable nappies? I realise that there is a safety aspect and I wouldn't use the compost on the vege garden.
Hi, the previous owners of the house had this compost pile in a corner of the property. Is like a fenced space of 1,5m x 2,5m and about a meter tall. Ive been adding my clippings and browns there, and looking at the bottom it seems to be working. But
We've started composting our house and garden waste. I've been reluctant to put newspapers in as I have no idea what chemicals are used in the inks or in the manufacture of the paper.
How does worm farming compare to other types of composting, (that is, if you can call a worm farm a composting system). Why would you use this method over creating a compost heap?
We are told that a compost heap needs to get plenty of oxygen to encourage aerobic, healthy micro-organisms. The interesting thing is, the Bokashi system is anaerobic and somehow still fantastic for your garden. Why is this? What are the benefits of
What is a Lasagne Garden? How long should you leave a freshly prepared bed before planting in it? How high do the layers need to be? How does it differ to other methods of composting?
Here's my first attempt at preparing a lasagne garden:
What makes this work? How do you get the temperature up? How hot is too hot? Should you turn the pile or not? Which 3 ingredients are your faves? How does this method of composting compare to others?
So many of us have a "compost" heap at the bottom of the garden that is not much more than a place to dispose of our food scraps. Some of us use it for our gardens and consider it gold. What are your secrets to keeping this type of compost pile healt