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This is probably the best investment you can make for your garden this year. We get asked so often about home composting, with most people’s solutions far from functional. We see a lot of smelly rot systems and the dreaded plastic sweat bins, with many putting their food waste in the states collections and their green waste to the tip, then buying compost as if the two are unrelated… so we figured we’d start making up simple home systems with a fact/cheat sheet. Most of the systems we run simply don’t scale down so easily, so with a bit of inspiration from our friend Josh over the pond, we have built this to test at home. The wire frame ensures aeration, a key component of the composting process, the connection to the soil enables the biology to get busy, and the tub… well the tub does many things, it collects rain water, makes for an easy drop off for kitchen and garden scraps when passing and also provides a great place to pre mix your materials before tipping into the wire stack below. We have three in beta at present to iron out any details and then we’ll be building to order. Interested? Pre order with us now to get one of the first off the shelf. #soilhealth #soilfoodweb #soilbiology #composting #homecomposting #zerowaste #gardening #compost #soil

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Varmkomposten som eg starta 21.mai går fortsatt. Har snudd den 11 ganger. Har gått litt for høgt et par ganger, men ser ut som det har gått bra. Bør helst ikkje gå over 70 grader, då døyr mikroorganismene og komposten går kald, så ved 55-60 grader bør komposten vendast. . . The hot compost has been going since 21st of May. I’ve been turning it 11 times. It has reached a bit too high a couple of times, but it seems to be ok. It should not be over 70 degrees celsius, then the microorganisms die and the pile goes cold, so it should be turned around 55-60 degrees celsius. . . #composting #kompostering #hotcompost #varmkompost #mikroorganismer #microorganisms #komposttermometer #feedthesoil #soilfoodweb

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I make a hot compost that heats up very quicky because of the high nitrogen or green matter ratio to carbon or brown material. Sometimes I add a bit too much lucerne and the compost is hot but not entirely aerobic but can become anaerobic. If I was turning the compost more often this may not have been an issue but because I've been busy now the nursery has reopened the compost is getting turned at least weekly but not every day. To combat the anaerobic decomposition I've added more carbon material, wheat straw in layers as I turned the compost. Most of us are still learning how to make compost perfectly from the first making of the heap, and there are very good recipes out there for precision. I'm just not a precision person, and I do start my compost with a high ratio of nitrogen to carbon than those recipes suggest. We all have different composting methods and I believe that if we understand how hot composting works we can develop our own personal techniques. The only way we can truly learn to compost if from the compost itself. I've got some tips in earlier posts but the rest is up to you!! My beautiful permaculture nursery in Kallista has reopened!! Open 10am til 4pm Thursday to Sunday Or by appointment We are at 74 Monbulk Rd At the Kallista roundabout Text Tamara on 0407457707 We have organically grown Heritage seed, Culinary herbs, Medicinal herbs, White sage and smudge sticks, Pollinator plants, Indoor plants, fruit trees and king stropharia bunker spawn. Keep an eye out for free workshops coming soon. #compost #composting #hotcompost #forestedge #permaculture #permaculturelife #dandenongranges #gardening #kallista #plants #Kallistavillage #permaculturewomen #gardensofthedandenongranges #growyourownfood #sustainable #regererative #ethical #nosprays #herbs #medicinalherbs #culinaryherbs #Reopening

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Compost . . At the bottom of the garden I have two large compost bins, I got these through a link on @leicscountyhall website to a company called getcomposting, which the council sunsidice so each large bin was only £13! Bargain. . I have been surprised by how much these bins have changed my mind set about waste! I now get a weekly fruit and vegetable delivery from @wonkyvegboxes so there is no food packaging that I can't compost. . Downside my Google is full of " can I compost …." . By using this for all fruit and vegetable waste I have really noticed a reduction in the amount coming in the black bin ( non-recyclable) . If you have a little bit of room in your garden I would really recommend adding a compost bin . . #compost #composting #firsttimegardener #gardentherapy #garden #growyourown #gardener #gardenproject #homegrown #plotlife #allotmentuk #gardendesign #leicestershire #mentalhealth #gardening #foodwaste

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Composter design