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Where To Locate A Compost Pile

Where To Locate A Compost Pile

Deciding where to locate a compost pile is an important business. It’s tempting to put your compost pile in an unloved, unused, out-of-sight part of the yard. But you’re probably going to achieve better results if you…

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Compost Starters And Accelerators – Do You Need Them?

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…

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Hot Vs Cold Composting

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…

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Composting During The Coldest Months Of The Year

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…

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What To Do With Your Homemade Compost

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…

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The Role Of Worms In Composting

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…

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How To Stop Your Compost Pile Attracting Pests

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…

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Benefits of Making Your Own Compost

Benefits of Making Your Own Compost

The benefits of making your own compost aren’t limited to bigger, stronger, healthier plants. Homemade compost is cheaper, and producing it is more gentle on the planet. It also reduces the strain on landfill sites and local…

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Composting Hay And Straw

Composting Hay And Straw

Composting hay and straw is a fantastic way to boost the amount of carbon in your compost pile. And to dispose of either material after it has been used for animal bedding or garden mulch! Straw and…

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What’s Happening Inside Your Compost Pile?

What’s Happening Inside Your Compost Pile?

What’s going on inside your compost pile? It may look pretty inert from the outside, but the interior of a well-maintained compost bin is a hotbed of activity. Of course you can make great compost without understanding…

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