6 minutes Here's how to make an effective compost starter using everyday household waste and organic materials. When I left the Toronto suburbs for a life off the grid in a remote area of northern ...

With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost manure can help a famer ... food waste among other things), a dedicated area and careful management. “With basic ...

Compost heaps can be designed to suit gardens of all sizes. You can build your own or choose from ... posts to enclose an area about 1sq m (40sq in.) Then bash the soil with the back of a spade ...

It's not surprising to hear millions of pumpkins end up in the bin once the Halloween celebrations come to an end and we ...

How long will it take? Begin in spring to have compost by autumn. Compost can be made all year round. 1 Help your children to set up the compost bin or site, ensuring the bin is placed on earth ...

Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should ... finished compost during winter if you live in a chilly area. Of course, composting picks back up again when ...

[Minnear Knives] had a bunch of apricot stones in his compost pile, and it was the pits. He did some research and decided to build his own rotary trommel to tumble out the trash. As you will see ...

Compost added to soil binds small clay particles to make larger particles ... until the pile is about 36-48 inches deep and covers an area of about 25 square feet. If you want to enclose the ...

"Compost, on the other hand, is made from our waste and provides the same nutrients as the mineral fertilizer; we have to make the most of it, and thus close the cycle," says Arosemena.

However, sales of compost products soared during the pandemic, and now more people than ever are making so-called "black gold" at home. With a number of councils halting collection of garden waste ...