Organic Composting

Organic Compost

Either you make it yourself or if you need to buy it, buy from a reputable organic compost seller (it’s available at many landscape and nursery suppliers). Making it yourself though is much more satisfying – just get yourself a compost bin and you’re ready to go.

You can easily compost your old and fallen leaves in the garden, all garden waste eg dead grass, weeds, cuttings from the hedge etc. Yard trimmings, food wastes, manures) in proper ratios into your bin; add bulking agents (e.g. Wood chips), as necessary, to provide air space; controlling temperature, moisture and oxygen to achieve
accelerated decomposition; and allowing the finished material to fully stabilize and mature through a curing process. A wormery is ideal for those with a lot of kitchen waste. Just put it in a bin with the aptly named tiger worms and watch them go to work. Their waste also becomes part of the process. Red worms will eat most any vegetable waste from your table scraps. They also eat egg shells (crushed), apple peelings, banana peels, cabbage, onion peels, celery ends, potato skins, grains, coffee grounds, and small amounts of citrus foods.

Your bin will get very warm whilst the decomposition is in progress but at least you’ll know the the process is working and you’ll have some organic compost once the process is done. You can use a product like Activ8 Organic Compost Maker to add some natural enzymes and microbes to your waste which has proven to produce compost 50% faster.

You will need to check that your compost is ready to use. It should be dark brown in colour, smell earthy and have a spongy texture. You can then use your compost to enrich the soil, for a new garden or flowerbed, around borders, in containers, for your herbs and especially for your organic vegetables which will thrive in the compost.

Organic compost