Tuesday Tips

Hi Reader,

Happy Tuesday tips day! Give your compost some love 💚 It's nearly time for the change of season (Autumn is my FAVOURITE season) which is when I like to empty my compost and add nutrients back into my garden beds ready for new season planting. Today i'm going to share some tips to making top quality compost! So that you can start fresh compost or revive sad compost situations 😬

If you want more info on composting check out the links below including a downloadable list of what to compost and what to avoid 🙃

Composting turns organic waste into nutrient-rich soil to help feed and grow incredible gardens. Composting is not only great for the fertility of your soil and the secret to growing abundant gardens, it also stops waste from going to landfill.

Image 1: Browns for compost tumbler. Image 2: In-ground worm tower

Tips for the best COMPOST 🥬🪱

🌱 Remember - your compost is ALIVE and its important to treat it like that. Feed, hydrate and allow oxygen to keep your micro-organisms happy.

🌱 Get the Right Ratios - You will need to add a mix of green and brown ingredients to create the right temperature and environment for the bacteria to live and start breaking down your scraps. If you add too much green (nitrogen) waste without any brown (carbon) the balance will be off, and you may find the compost bin starts to smell bad and look like a slimy mess. Aim for ratios of roughly 60:40 or 50:50. Green to brown. A good way to maintain this ratio is to add in some dried leaves or brown matter each time you add greens/ scraps to your compost.

🌱 Boost - kickstart your compost with a handful of good soil straight from the garden. This adds a boost of living microbes to activate your compost.

🌱 Hydrate - especially in summer don't let your compost dry out.

🌱 Layer - add your materials in layers. This helps create pockets of air in the bin for oxygen and to prevent big clumps of material getting stuck together. This can help reduce the amount of mixing or aerating needed.

🌱 Start a browns bucket - browns are often harder to find in a home garden. Keep a bucket near your house to add your brown recycled materials (cardboard, shredded paper, toilet rolls).

🌱 Diversity - the more types of materials the better! This adds a larger range of nutrients to your compost mix.

Build Sustainable gardens

Creating your own compost at home will reduce waste and help you create a more sustainable garden. Food that you have grown in your garden, can then be put back into the compost to feed your future plants. It is a sustainable cycle that will not only save you money, but also have positive impacts on the planet. Working with nature instead of against it.

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