What is Compost, Exactly? It's the Result of Composting, of Course!

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This is my search for information about compost in its various forms - including humus, mulch, vermicompost, bokashi.  These range from my original and straight-forward query, to questions about composting systems, about the micro-organisms and small creatures that transform the raw

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Turning Units - rotating

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Turning-Units are those in which your ingredients are turned regularly in order to oxygenate your mix, thus raising the heat necessary for hot-composting. There are two main

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Worm Bin - Which to Choose?

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Baby worm. "we are not bait!"


Questions to ask and answer  when choosing a worm bin.



Are you going to make your own, or buy one?

Are you going to keep it inside or outside?

How much waste do you have to feed your

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Worms in Residence and Bokashi Success

http://clevercomposting.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/3-IMG_7584-200x200.jpg - Well, the worms arrived in a little brown box inside of which was a plastic takeaway food container with holes in the lid. The worms were quite happily squirming around in this, under some soil,  just waiting to be unloaded into their new home.

This we did with some ceremony and they quickly

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Try Trench Composting for Fabulous Vegetables

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trench composting


Trench composting (sometimes called pit composting)  is just what it says.  You dig a trench, or a pit, add a layer of your raw materials, cover them with soil and let it lie. Your hole or trench should be about a

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Tools For Sale

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I was a retailer for years, firstly as a small independent and, before my retirement, as Retail Manager for a very successful charity.   When I left, there were 7 shops with a huge warehouse which also supported a

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Batch Composting

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Batch Composting


A brief overview.


Is the Continuous method of composting too slow for you?  If so, here's how to speed up your results.
If you are lucky enough to have access to a generous amount of waste material, and if you are well-organised and willing to expend the effort, you may

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