Tag: YIMBY composters
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
The big chop
It’s important to chop our compost ingredients fine enough so that they have the right consistency to break down perfectly in our...
The Compost Conversation
Do you feel the itch to learn how and why to make great compost, or solve your compost problems, or put compost theory into action?
The Compost Conversation – Hot composting
If you want to start hot composting – getting your compost to heat up to at least 55o Celsius for at least three days.
The Compost Conversation – The dirt on compost forks
When it comes to the work of composting; building, turning, moving and distributing, forks are the tool of choice. There are three broad fork...
The Compost Conversation: The compost screw – What a corker
Many of our gardening tools have a history going back centuries, if not millennia. The compost screw (or corkscrew) is a newcomer.
The Compost Conversation – Nutrient cycling: everyone’s doing it!
For the past couple of weeks we have celebrated the impressive skills of the bacteria and fungi in our compost piles. We have looked...
The Compost Conversation – Fungi, the quiet party guest
By Mikaela Beckley
Neither a plant nor an animal, fungi are unique, often misunderstood, and essential to making a good compost.
Often the first thing that...
The Compost Conversation – an homage to the bacteria
Over the next few weeks we thought it would be fun to take a deep dive into the microscopic world of our compost piles...
The Compost Conversation: Composting while taking a break
By Mikaela Beckley
With the coming of spring, the warmer weather and perhaps some respite from weekend sporting commitments, many of us are heading off...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Getting the carbon/nitrogen balance right
Most of us know we need a blend of carbon-rich and nitrogen-rich ingredients to make a good compost mix. The...
The Compost Conversation – with Mikaela Beckley
Moisture monitoring: Give your compost a squeeze
This week we’ll look at how to tell if your compost is wet enough, but first, let’s just...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Pre-soaking for happy summer compost
Now that the weather is getting warmer, our compost piles can start to suffer from drying out too much.
Letting...
