Composting toilets appear to be all the rage among certain green-minded enthusiasts. When I’ve mentioned or suggested doing anything like this the usual response has been people turning their noses up and either they pretend they didn’t hear or quickly change the subject to something else. We prefer to turn a lever or push a
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What is composting? Composting is the converting of organic material that was once living into a black crumbly material which is of immense use as a natural fertilizer for growing plants. These could be flower plants or vegetables and the waste from these can then be turned into compost at a later date. So with
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Also: Do you have to use worms in compost? Earth worms in compost good or bad? Can you put worms in a compost tumbler? Can you put worms in a compost bin? Are maggots in compost good or bad? Can worms live in hot compost? How many worms do I need for my compost bin?
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If you’ve been lucky enough to land a decent sized heap of compost from your own recycled organic waste or from somewhere else, then, you may have so much that you are wondering what you can do with it. You may be looking at the lawn and thinking: can I spread it on grass? So,
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Dead leaves are a naturally occurring organic material. For a keen gardener they can make some of the best compost that can be made. If you’ve never attempted this before, you may be wondering how to go about it. So, here we explain how to make organic fertilizer from leaves. It’s incredibly easy. If you
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Also: Can you put gum leaves in compost? Should I till leaves into my garden? Every Autumn/fall we see leaves raining down from the trees. Some people see them as a problem that gathers up and blocks the drains. Others see them as an opportunity and gather as many as they can before they’re
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Also: Can cooked pasta go in compost? You have a range of waste materials that turn up as general household waste but you may be wondering where to put what. Somethings can be recycled for manufacturing and used again e.g. plastics, but you need to know which materials can be turned into compost. So, what
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