We’ve talked about the various ways leaves can be repurposed to help enrich your ... word is composting. Most of us know yard ...

How long will it take? Begin in spring to have compost by autumn. Compost can be made all year round. 1 Help your children to set up the compost bin or site, ensuring the bin is placed on earth ...

Create a purposeful, nutrient-rich compost heap in your garden with these simple steps ... it should start to break down on its own.

Sending food waste to landfill leads to more emissions than composting. When food rots in landfill it releases methane which is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. In landfill, 1 tonne ...

Fertilising in autumn and late autumn is the best time for grass roots to have the nutrients they need to survive winter and ...

If you've already used our guide on composting to make your own cold compost, or you simply want to create more of your own ...

Compost heaps can be designed to suit gardens of all sizes. You can build your own or choose from a whole range of specially designed bins, available at garden centres and through internet and ...

• Oliver Whyte’s garden, Coill an Chúir at Sandyhill, Westport, is included on the Clew Bay Garden Trail. A chain of ...

Over time, bacteria break down the scraps to create compost ... I’ve tested options for creating your own compost, start to finish, indoors. Update on November 5, 2024: Updated prices and ...

Home composting is an easy and effective way to deal with garden waste and food scraps from your kitchen. Bugs and microbes found naturally in the soil in your garden break down this waste to make ...

A good size for efficient composting is a pile/bin that is between three to five cubic feet. This allows good heating of the ...