Composting Wood Chips And Shavings
Composting wood chips and shavings is a little trickier than composting softer materials, but it can be done. If you have a surplus of woody material from animal bedding, pruning trees and shrubs in your yard, or…
Why Is My Compost Pile Not Breaking Down
Your compost pile is just sitting there. Doing nothing. A big heap of all the things you added to it, looking exactly the same as they did the day you dumped them on the pile. You on…
Where To Locate A Compost Pile
Deciding where to locate a compost pile is an important business. It’s not the prettiest garden feature so I’m always tempted to put my compost pile in an unloved, unused, out-of-sight part of the yard! But I…
Compost Starters And Accelerators – Do You Need Them?
Compost starters and accelerators, alongside activators, rejuvenators, and other similarly-named products are sold with the promise of being able to bring a dormant compost heap back to life. They’re liquids or powders, designed to be incorporated into…
Hot Vs Cold Composting
The world of composting has a language all of its own. Green vs brown materials, aerobic vs anaerobic digestion, activators vs accelerants. And of course, hot vs cold composting. In this article, we’re going to look at…
Composting During The Coldest Months Of The Year
Composting during the coldest months of the year is a much slower process than composting in summer. It may even grind to halt altogether, if winter conditions in your region are cold enough. Let’s take a look…
What To Do With Your Homemade Compost
So your compost pile is a success! All that household waste, mown grass, crumpled paper and shredded cardboard that you carefully mixed together last year has miraculously turned itself into a wonderful, peaty soil-like mixture. You’re finally…
The Role Of Worms In Composting
The role of worms in composting is a really interesting one. It’s likely that they’re not actually doing quite what you think they’re doing! Most of the decomposition in a compost heap is handled by billions of…
How To Stop Your Compost Pile Attracting Pests
Has your compost pile become home to more than just your vegetable peelings? Or is not knowing how to stop your compost pile attracting pests putting you off even getting started? Pests aren’t an inevitable part of…
10 Amazing Benefits of Making Your Own Compost
The benefits of making compost at home aren’t limited to bigger, stronger, healthier plants. Homemade compost is cheaper, kinder to our planet, and gives you greater control over what goes into your garden. Homemade compost also reduces…