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UK compost guides: smells, greens and browns, food rules, readiness, raised beds, turning, winter care, Bokashi, greenhouse mulch and maker prices.
Bury Bokashi compost: trench, heap, then wait
You open a fermented Bokashi bucket and the scraps still look recognisable, even though the sealed stage is complete. That is normal. To bury Bokashi
Compost maker price: UK box versus a 7 kg bundle
You are in the aisle with a 3.5 kg tub of Garotta in one hand and a phone in the other, because amazon.co.uk is showing two of those tubs for £17.99.
Compost for raised beds: use it safely and well
A barrow of dark, crumbly home compost looks like an obvious answer when a raised bed has settled or the surface seems tired. Compost for raised beds
What can I compost UK: peelings, cooked food, nations
You are at the dalek with last night's curry in one hand and a caddy of carrot peelings in the other. What can I compost UK splits by nation, and it s
Greens and browns compost: three UK mixes in buckets
You are at the bin with a mower box of clippings and a flattened cereal box, and the lid shuts on both once you know which one the heap is short of. G
Compost for greenhouse soil without harming seedlings
Your compost heap has finally produced dark material, and the greenhouse bed looks like the obvious place to use it. That can work well around establi
How often to turn compost: a practical schedule
If you have been told to mix a compost bin every week, an untouched dalek can quickly feel like a failed project. The useful answer to how often to tu
When is compost ready: dark, crumbly, woodland smell
The hatch on the dalek sticks, the heap looks dark from the path, and you still do not trust it on the salad bed. When is compost ready is a look and
Compost bin smells: wet greens, no air, leave the tub
You lift the lid and the smell reaches the path before the fork is in your hand. A smelly dalek bin often gets that way after a run of mowing and kitc
Composting in winter UK: keep your bin working
A compost bin that seemed busy in September can look almost unchanged in January. Composting in winter UK normally slows down, so the useful response