"Can It Really Be
This Easy
To Make Compost ?"
by Chris Copland
Here's
an excellent Video that lays out the information on this page
Made by kitchen gardeners Enjoy
Dear
Visitor,
Thank you for visiting my site I hope you can learn from my
information, and enjoyed the great Video above check out the rest of
this page and put this information to good use in your own garden or
allotment. I wish you good harvest for the future.
Rich
home made diy compost is great for your garden but there are a few tip's that can help
you get your composting creation up and running, and once you follow
the simple instruction's below you will know how to get started.
Should you
use compost bins or not, this is a matter of personal choice depending
on the room available. A compost bin tucked away in a good position can
produce excellent results.
Learn how to
adjust the compost mixture to create rich Free compost out of
all your garden cuttings and a variety of other things you may not
think could be used.
Don't forget
there are some things You should never use as they will never turn into
compost as indicated below see below.
Compost
can be a bit of a mystery if you don't know the Facts
Unless you
have been gardening for many years, Compost is probably
still a mystery to you, Yet it is so simple.
If you have
ever tried to have a "compost heap" only to find that you never
ended up with useable compost you are not alone but that will
change once you read the clear simple instructions below.
Here
are two excellent reasons for making compost.
Compost
improves the quality of the soil by replacing nutrients and your
garden then becomes healthier and more able to fight disease. This means
that you can produce better fruit and vegetables, and your flowers will
have more beautiful blooms.
Related
Videos: Composting is becoming a hugely rewarding and useful method of
Recycling
I was recently on a forum and picked up an interesting point there
appears to be two types of composting HOT and COLD I had never thought
of it that way but it is valid and of course it refers to whether your
heap is just a heap or a carefully constructed deeper pile that can
generate temperatures of 130 to 150 degrees whichever kind you have...
enjoy it it's still free
OK ...Firstly Let's
Examine The DO's and DON'Ts DO
NOT PUT IN
Cooked Food.
Meat, Fish, or Dairy Products.
Cat or dog Waste.
Bread.
Ash From Coal or Coke
(Although a small amount of Wood ash is ok)
No Nappies ( I am sure you know why )
Glass.
Plastic of any kind
Metal DO PUT IN
"Waste from the Garden" Cut Flowers.
Grass Cuttings.
Garden and house Plants.
Shredded Twigs.
Straw and Hay
Wood Chipings and sawdust.
Young Annual Weeds.
Bedding From Your Hamster and
Other vegitarian Pets.
Hedge Trimmings.
"Kitchen
Waste" Tea Leaves
and tea bags.
Fruit Scraps.
Vegetable peelings
Egg Shells
Paper Items, Including- Scrunched up Cardboard,
EggBoxes, Toilet Roll tubes
Cardboard Cereal Boxes, and Paper Towels. THE
BENIFITS OF COMPOSTING
Composting is a very green habit to get into millions of tons of
Organic waste is still going to LANDFILL, By composting at home, we can
all reduce this dramatically.
Your garden will be better off and so will the environment.
SIMPLE
SIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPOSTING
1.
Where to Put your Bin.
Site your compost bin or compost container on a level well drained
spot, this will allow excess water to drain out.
Placing your bin in a location where it gets the sun for a part of the
day can help speed up the com
Placing your bin in a location where it gets the sun for a part of the
day can help speed up the composting process.
We
reviewed a number of products and found the products below to meet the
requirements of most gardeners who did not want to actualy build thier
own Compost Bin
Following the tip's on this page should result in a good most humas
being produced with these products
Now that you've sorted out the space and type of Bin you are going to
use heres' the next step.
Balancing
your Compost
2.
How to balance your Compost Bin.
Just Duplicate this and you should have Success.
50% Green waste ie; vegetable peelings.
Fruit scraps.
Grass Cuttings.and garden waste from above.
And tea bags.
50% Brown waste
Eggshells, Paper, and Cardboard
3.
Controling your Composting
If your Compost is
to wet, Add more Browns
Too Dry then add
more greens.
Add cardboard items such as
eggboxes to create air pockets
and if possible mix your
compost regularly
4.
How To Use Your Compost
Your Compost should
be ready anywhere between
6 - 18 Months.
Finished compost is
black and crumbly
and has an earthly
smell.
Remember
Working in the garden is very healthy for you too.
