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How to Make Compost
to Gladden the Hearts of a Worm#
2 -
Practicalities
(# worms have 5 pairs of hearts
I like worms)
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 Compost
Making
single bay compost box shown £129.99,
double bay £149.99, triple bay £279.99
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In a Nutshell
- It is better if you can make a large heap
of compost in one go
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- Shred
the material that you add to the heap, this is one of the best things
you can do make quality compost.
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- Make sure you mix brown and green material
together, the exact proportions are can vary quite a bit, just make
sure that there's always some of each and always more brown than
green.
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- Put some kind of lid
on the compost heap to keep the rain off and for insulation. Even
if you make the compost in a proprietary "bin" with its own lid,
cover the top of the compost (inside the bin) with a piece of old
carpet or polystyrene to help with insulation.
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- Water very well initially and keep moist
afterwards, but protect from rain.
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- Turn the heap over once complete, say
after 1, 6 and 12 months. If you can manage it more than this, then
all the better, this is the principle behind compost "tumblers"
that are used to turn compost in a bin or barrel on a daily basis.
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- To make compost in the best possible way you
really need
two identically sized heaps, one next to the other. One
that you are adding to and one that is rotting down gently after
the initial heating phase is over.
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Running
two heaps next to each other is very effective. One can be "completed"
and be rotting slowly while the other is used to add new material
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Shredding
the plant material is probably the most effective thing that you can
do to improve your garden compost. When buying a shredder, buy the
most powerful machine that you can afford. Even if you don't have many
branches as thick as its maximum size. A larger shredder will cope more
easily with any material you put through it. |
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Any lid on the
heap is better than no lid. Here two pieces of old chipboard have
been pressed into service. Old carpet (preferably foam backed) , vinyl
flooring, or even a couple of bin-bags weighted down with bricks are
also effective. |
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| Once the heap has been rotting away for
some time, an extra oxygen supply
by pushing in a broom handle or similar and wiggling it around will
introduce oxygen and help to continue the rotting process. |
Compost 3 FAQ's
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