Compost heap ideas

Winter is an ideal time to start or continue building a compost pile. Here's everything you need to know.

How to compost outdoors & indoors, comparing best methods such as bin systems, hot vs cold pile, in-ground composting, Vermicomposting, etc!

Step 1: Beg Explain patiently to professional carpenter husband over several months that current compost bins are old and too small and in the wrong place. Paint dazzling word pictures of abundant…

Here’s a great tip given by a member of the Aquaponics Made Easy Forum on a cheap easy-to-build hot water system using compost. The original question posted to the forum was "how to heat a

Do you know how to make compost at home? Whilst leftover fruit peels, coffee grounds and cut grass feature on many of our heaps, there are lots of lesser-known, everyday items you can compost too. Discover how cotton wool, pet hair, beer, leather and loads of other weird items can nourish your compost today!

Learn how to compost at home, including the benefits, what to compost, and how to make it using food scraps and yard waste.

Be careful of sowing too early, there is no rush in spring because later sowings often catch up as it warms and lightens. For example I plan to sow tomatoes on 18th March this year. In the next two weeks and undercover only (windowsills, greenhouse etc) you can sow broad/fava beans, lettuce, spinach, cabbages which […]

The composting process in a compost heap breaks down organic material to make finished compost. When your compost pile is slow, try a compost activator to break down more compost material. Use a compost catalyst like urine, coffee grounds, or a DIY mixture. #homemade #compost #accelerator

Composting is the process of allowing organic materials to decompose in a more or less controlled setting, so that the resulting material can be used as a beneficial soil additive. For gardeners and farmers, composting is an essential...

I don't turn my compost heaps over as they're too big and I don't have the space to put the turned material. My way just takes longer to compost but instead of turning, I use 90mm stormwater pipes.