Go to Home Page To grow potatoes in a bin you need to prepare them in the same way as you would grow them in a garden. The potatoes need to be chitted then plant them with the sprouts looking upwards. Allow about 10 litres of soil in the bin for each potato to grow.
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Go to Home Page   You can use compost for growing vegetables but you need to use it as part of a mixture. There will be a better root structure when you grow vegetables in a soil-compost mix. Growing vegetables in just compost will lead to spindly, odd-shaped plants. Compost tends to be rich in
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Go to Home Page The best material that you can put in a compost bin to start the process off is garden soil. This will contain all the microbes that compost needs to start and continue the rotting process. Starting from the soil-in-the-compost-bin point, you can continue to put in any food-waste. This will, then,
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Go to Home Page Examples of brown material in compost would be shredded paper, cardboard, leaves or sawdust. Brown material has an abundance of available carbon which is required when making compost. In the general ecology there is a natural carbon cycle. A significant part of this cycle is played out during the making of
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Go to Home Page Also: How do I get rid of flies in my house?        Carnivorous plants. Are maggots in compost good or bad? Does composting attract bugs? Flies on compost and the Rolypig. The dreaded compost flies. One of the reasons why people avoid anything to do with composting is that
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Go to Home Page Also: What is bokashi composting? How much Bokashi bran to use? How long does it take for Bokashi to break down? How do I use my Bokashi? Bokashi in winter Can you feed Bokashi to worms? Bokashi composting in an apartment A Bokashi soil factory is a very simple arrangement and
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To Home Page   When we’re disposing of waste food most people know that vegetable waste will safely rot down into compost in the right conditions. There is, however, some doubt when disposing of cooked meat which often turns up as leftovers on the plate. So, can you put cooked meat in compost? Yes you
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To Home Page Also: Can you put a compost bin on concrete? OK you’re thinking about making compost out of kitchen waste in your apartment or condo. Specifically on your balcony where you may have a little extra space that’s just outside your regular living space. We could, if we wanted, go on and on
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To Home Page Do worm farms attract snakes? Does ground cover attract snakes? Do snakes like to live in ivy? If you see snakes in the compost bin it will be because they find it an ideal place to shelter. A compost bin can provide a perfect place for snakes to lay eggs and rear
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To Home Page Also: What do rats not like?       What are rats afraid of? What are rats attracted to?       What are rats a sign of? What are rats associated with?       What are rats allergic to? What are brown rats?   Most people know that there are rats around, somewhere.
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