You have probably heard that composting is one of the easy and affordable ways to help the environment or compost will also do wonders for your plants or herbs. But what exactly is involved in it? How does composting benefit the environment? what are the benefits of composting at home? In...
Compost Tumblers are a great choice for urban composting if you’ve got a little bit of access to an outdoor space. A basic two-compartment compost tumbler provides enough space for a family’s food waste without taking up too much valuable outdoor square footage. One compost tumbler that i...
When I was growing up, we had a compost pile and we kids took turns taking kitchen peelings out to it. Perhaps that’s why I find composting to be the most natural thing in the world. Good reasons for backyard composting Backyard composting results: rich humus for the garden I feel gui...
Pile aeration Getting air to your work force Turning the pile mixes fresh air into the pile Composting bins allows for biomass decay that can be used as fertilizer Turning (mixing) the pile also brings fresh, oxygen rich air into the pile. Turning the pile is easier if you have two bins ...