Making compost yourself is a fairly easy task. You do not need much expertise to learn the basics of composting. Here are a few tips that may be useful.
Making compost yourself – the first steps
Before making compost yourself, you need to find the right bin for your own needs. Plastic compost bins are very functional, but they do not always add much to the garden design. If you want a more elegant garden, you can choose wooden crates. The second step is finding the right compost mix. Too much grass can lead to unpleasant odors, while too much wood rots too slowly. A mix of 50% woody material and 50% grass has therefore proven effective. If many leaves fall from the trees in autumn, you can add cardboard, newspapers, magazines or even toilet paper rolls to balance the pile. Meat, bones and fats have no place in the compost. If necessary, add a little water. Dry leaves can help reduce unpleasant odors.
Making compost yourself – uses
Who wants to make compost yourself, protects nature and gives organic kitchen and garden waste a second use. Compost is often used as fertilizer. Flower beds benefit especially from compost: simply spread it regularly. Anyone who produces a lot of compost can fertilize the whole garden with it. The important thing is to keep the right balance. If you are unsure what belongs in the compost heap and what does not, you can always ask at a garden center. Below we show a few compost-bin models by the English company all4gardening.
Composting takes patience
50% grass and 50% dry woody material, plus magazines
Wooden compost box
Large compost box – make garden fertilizer yourself
Wooden compost box – stylish and functional
This wooden box hides the compost
Compost can then fertilize the flowers – design Westmount
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