When the sun is out and the grass is growing, you are likely to spend an increased amount of time outside enjoying and tending to your yard. One thing that needs constant attention is your lawn…
Each week it is likely that a multitude of different types of cardboard pass through your hands. Be it amazon boxes, product packaging to the cardboard tube from the inside of a toilet roll. Cardboard is…
One of the most abundant organic materials that you can come across are pine needles. Being an organic material pine needles in compost ought to work well but bearing in mind the difficulty that some plants…
There are many benefits to choosing to top dress a lawn. In short topdressing is beneficial because it provides nutrients to the soil, increases water retention, and suppresses weeds. It also makes the lawn appear healthier…
Yes, you can use compost for top dressing. Indeed, it is an excellent top dressing for your lawn and can be far better than commercially bought top dressings, especially if it is prepared correctly before use….
Blueberries are an acid-loving plant. Although they grow in a wide range of soil types they prefer a soil that is pH of 4.5 to 5.5. Using acidic compost for blueberries can help in providing the…
Knowing how often to turn compost depends on a number of factors such as size, the composition of the pile, and the composting process you are using. This means there is no definitive answer and you…
When you start a compost pile, you may notice that initially, your compost starts to smell bad. This is normal as you begin breaking down your organic materials. In fact, it usually indicates that your compost…
Your compost not heating up is usually down to one or two factors that, not being right, “throws off” the decomposition process. This is because composting is a science, and when the science is ignored, the…
Corn cobs, being an organic material will compost. Indeed they contain many nutrients that are beneficial to your soil. There are though a few factors to take into consideration that will impact largely on the length…
Are coffee filters compostable? Is a question that is asked a lot. The short answer is yes, generally speaking, most coffee filters are compostable. The bigger question is whether you should compost them as many contain…
Are teabags compostable? The answer is currently probably no, particularly with bigger brands, but things are changing and there are some tea bags that are compostable. It all comes down to the brand and the composition…
Yogurt, as with a foodstuff, is considered organic material and can be added to your composting pile. Whether it is a good idea to put yogurt in compost is a different question as there are several…
Banana peel is another organic material that you can compost. It can take longer to breakdown and possesses less nitrogen than most other kitchen scraps but the skin of banana contains some useful nutrients, although is…
Ericaceous compost is a compost specifically developed to be acidic in nature (have a pH level below 7) with most commercially available ericaceous composts having acidity levels of around pH. Ericaceous compost is used predominantly to…