Tag: The Compost Conversation
Five common compost myths
Now in our fifth year, and with hundreds of compost piles under our belts, YIMBY has a wealth of compost knowledge to draw on....
A perfect compost recipe?
I was recently asked just how much of those carbon-rich materials, like straw, autumn leaves and chopped up woody garden prunings, should we blend...
Can we really put fats and oils in our compost?
The conventional wisdom, according to most composting resources, is to not put fats and oils into composts. Why is it that composting lipids (fats,...
‘Greens’ and ‘browns’?
Many compost educators use the rule of ‘greens’ and ‘browns’ to differentiate between compost ingredients that are high in nitrogen (greens) and those that...
What does YIMBY do with the compost?
Here at YIMBY we are often asked what we do with all the compost we make.
Yes In My Back Yard is a community composting...
Sieving finished compost
When we have a fully cured, finished compost pile, ready to spread on the garden, we will still see a range of coarse, recognisable...
Giving our compost a great start
When we are starting a new compost pile – be it bin or bay – it is good practice to start with a good...
Four different types of straw
It is a nice idea that we might be able to look up the details of a particular compost ingredient and find out exactly...
Getting the compost goodness out of bones and shells
Adding bones or shells to our compost pile is fine – if we have good rodent control in place – but we will notice...
The nitty-gritty of rodent control
This week’s compost conversation is a follow on from last week’s article looking at the need for ‘secondary’ rodent management approaches to complement our...
Rats, mice, compost and food growing
It’s a tricky subject, but one we can’t avoid, particularly as we head further into autumn and the harvest season: how do we deal...
I just made the worst compost I have made in years!
I was putting a finished compost pile out on the garden recently, but as I was forking it into the barrow, I realised, with...
