To cold compost, simply create a pile of organic materials that you add to as you find or accumulate them. If possible, alternate layers of browns and greens, mixing in a few shovelfuls of garden soil, too. Sinc
How To Make Compost We probably don’t need to tell you the benefits of compost for your soil. With a few easy steps you can grow bigger healthier plants and save your scraps from being turned into garbage. Plus, composting gives you the opportunity to see exactly what is going into your...
Compost Binsare a way of containing and consolidating compost piles, so they take up less space on suburban lots, are neater, and don’t offend the neighbors (or municipal codes). They also help deter rodents from burrowing into the pile to eat kitchen scraps. ...
turning it, and making sure it stays moist. These will help speed the process. If you have the space for your compost to sit and do its thing for months, rather than weeks, then these steps can be more intermittent. I have been a slow composter from the start (mostly due to laziness!
Make sure you find a cool place without a lot of sunshine for your worm bin. Step 8: Keep it going and going Continue to add scraps until you have more soil than scraps. Then let the mixture sit until all scraps have fully composted. Scoop out the compost (not the worms!) and start...
Chicken wire, brick, railroad ties, anything that creates a place to put plant material and kitchen scraps will work as a compost bin. If you aren't handy, and your dad doesn't want to give you a compost bin for your birthday, you can also buy compost bins. Many of the bought bins...
Now you know what composting is, here is our step-by-step guide on how to make your own compost at home. We'll be focusing on the cold composting method. 1. Know what to compost. There are a number of items that you can add to your compost, including: ✦ Fruit scraps – such ...
Compost is what you get when yard and garden debris, kitchen scraps and other organic materials have completely broken down into a rich, dark, crumbly material. Gardeners call it “black gold,” because it is so rich in nutrients and adds so much value you when add it to your soil. Fini...
So now, kitchen scraps that you used to throw in the garbage and the lawn clippings that used to go to the landfill will serve a valuable purpose. And there’s no longer any reason to feel guilty about wasting food. With a compost pile to feed, there’s almost no such thing as waste...
How to Make Compost: About 3 feet of space (in a container or in a pile) water & oxygen 2 parts dry brown materials 1 part green materials Composting Basics What to put in: Green Materials (Nitrogen) Kitchen scraps like unused veggies and fruits ...