Find out how to build your own compost bin using old pallets, in this simple step-by-step project. From the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
Anytime you do yard chores, collect the debris in a bucket and dump it into the compost bin. This forms the "brown layer," which provides lots of the nitrogen necessary for the composting process. Word to the wise: Weeds will technically break down to become compost, but they are tough...
Anytime you do yard chores, collect the debris in a bucket and dump it into the compost bin. This forms the "brown layer," which provides lots of the nitrogen necessary for the composting process. Word to the wise: Weeds will technically break down to become compost, but they are tough...
Composting doesn't always require a big space and the outdoors. If you really want to start DIY composting, all you'll need is a container and you compost materials. If you're curious as to how you can pull this off, just follow the steps below! Click to Enlarge Image viaDaily Infogra...
COMPOSTING WORMS: Only use red wiggler worms (Eisenia fetida) in your bin, which you canorder onlineor buy from a local worm farm. Unlike the nightcrawlers you find in your garden, red worms don’t need to burrow deep into the soil to eat and survive. ...
Learn how to start a kitchen compost bin and say goodbye to food waste. A compost bin for the kitchen is convenient and straightforward option to fit under the sink or in a cabinet. Composting breaks down organic materials like fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, egg shells, paper pr...
Worm composting begins with a proper bin. You can build your own or invest in ultra-deluxe, multi-tiered, screened-in, self-sifting ventilation systems for hundreds of dollars. Another option is to find a plastic tub and poke holes in it. Like many activities, worm composting is limited on...
How to start composting 1 Find the right site - ideally site your bin in a reasonably sunny place on bare soil. Choose somewhere you can easily add ingredients to the bin and get the compost out. 2 Gather the right ingredients - save everything from vegetable and fruit peelings to teabag...
This guide includes info on how to compost, what to compost, and tips for composting in a bin or tumbling composter.
We talked to compost experts, all who say composting is actually quite simple once you learn the basics.