If you find yourself with a bit of spare time towards the end of Summer, its a good time to get those jobs done that always seem to fall to the bottom of the list (like weeding) or turning your compost heaps or bins.
With the design of a compost box, heap or bin, all [...]
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The mange tout is going yellow and looking straggly and the runner bean plants need space to breath so I thought it was about time to tidy up the vegetable plot. There are a few good reasons why you should maintain your vegetable garden.
1. Slugs and snails lurk where there is dead and decaying matter
When [...]
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Compost Watch is my little project for 2009. My aim is to make my own compost from my garden and kitchen waste. Every few weeks I will be adding more contents to the Compost Bin and updating the photos and content chart below.
Contents as at 25th April 2009
Subtotal of Compost Contents after 14 Weeks are:
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5 Weeks have passed since my last post however I have been busy. I have been composting.
I have succeeded in achieving one of my new years resolutions in buying a cheap compost bin so I have setup a separate page on my blog dedicated to my quest for the finest and richest of all the [...]
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So you have setup your compost bin and the next question is what can you actually compost?
Greens and Browns
To make good compost there has to be an equal mix of what is known as ‘Greens’ and ‘Browns’.
GREENS are materials that are rich in nitrogen and rot down quickly.
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Materials Needed:
24 planks of Pallet timber (2 by 1) with notches cut out at each end,
Equipment Required:
Gloves, a small amount of time and labour.
Here’s how to build your own wooden compost bin:
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Hello and Welcome to Compost Watch 2009!
This is my little project for 2009 to make my own compost. I will be photographing and logging the weeks additions to the bin so I’m calling it Compost Watch (not as exciting as watching baby badgers on BBC’s Spring Watch I know) however we may get to see [...]
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