Tag: YIMBY composters
Where is YIMBY in mid 2025?
Back in early 2020, the idea for a community compost initiative was born around a kitchen table in Castlemaine. In the five...
The amazing water-holding capacity of good compost
When our soils are healthy, active with soil life and rich in well-decomposed organic matter they can hold many times more water...
Humus, magic or myth?
Gardeners who are tuned in to the benefits of healthy soil probably know the term ‘humus’ and likely have a sense of...
Cow manure. Great, if you can get it
Cow manure is one of the best manures for our compost pile and many early compost recipes recommended cow (dairy) or cattle...
Does your compost pass the Pub Sniff Test?
You may have heard of ‘The Pub Test’, a conceptual check of a political idea with people down the pub. You might...
The three axes
In previous compost conversations we have looked at the importance of carbon/nitrogen ratios, getting the moisture levels of our compost right and...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
What does YIMBY do with the compost?
Here at YIMBY we are often asked what we do with all the compost we make.
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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...
