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Composting Hints and Tips

If you are having problems with creating good compost - try the following
1. Use a good mix of materials - don't just use grass cuttings, add in other material such as plant prunings and annual weeds. Add shredded material as well.
2. Turn it over! Fill you compost bin to the top then tip or dig it out and then throw it all back in. This will mix up the material and add in air, both important to the decompostion process.
3. Use an accerator. You can either buy these or a low tech solution is to mix in some fresh horse manure.
4. Make sure the compost is wet enough - if it feels dry, especially around the edges, add water (rain water will do)
5. If it is too wet, add some dry material such as straw or shreded newspaper.
6. Cover - once your bin is full and has been turned over, put some sort of cover over it (a piece if old carpet is adequate).
7. Give it time - it will all rot eventually!

Bins N Benches, Ormskirk, Lancashire
Bins N Benches make a wide variety of goods for the garden including compost bins made from recycled plastic. They also have some good tips about siting your compost bin and composting generally. All prices include UK delivery. The link below will take you to their composting section.
'Forest' composter made from used drum -£49.99
Rotating barrel type composter for speedy composting - £73.73
Leafmould composter - essential in the autumn - £29.99
Wiggly Wigglers

Wiggly Wigglers supply every type of compost bin available. Whether you are looking for just a basic bin or a high tech worm composter, they have it all plus everything inbetween. They also provide other garden items such as seeds and bird food.

Live worms supplied for wormeries.

Norfolk Vermiculture, Edgefield, Norfolk
Live worms for composting

© 2006 Susan Crothers