Comprehensive Guide to Home Composting

A bountiful harvest awaits in the peaceful countryside, with crates filled with fresh fruits and vegetables ready for the market.

• Compost Bin Essentials

  Selecting and setting up the right compost bin

  • Traditional Compost Bin

    A bin design that suits backyard spaces for easy waste tossing.

  • Tumbler Compost Bin

    A rotating bin that speeds up composting with easier aeration.

  • Worm Compost Bin

    Bin designed for vermicomposting, using worms to hasten decomposition.

  • Kitchen Compost Bin

    A small bin kept in the kitchen for daily food scrap collection.

  • Compost Bin Cover

    Covers to protect compost from excess rain and pests.

• Composting Tools

  Tools necessary for maintaining and aerating your compost

  • Pitchfork

    For turning and aerating the compost regularly.

  • Compost Aerator Tool

    Specifically designed to mix and aerate compost easily.

  • Compost Thermometer

    To monitor the temperature of your compost pile.

  • Garden Gloves

    To protect your hands during compost handling.

    

  • Shovel

    For moving compost or covering fresh additions with existing compost.

• Compost Ingredients

  Essential materials to start and maintain the composting process

  • Green Wastes

    Includes vegetable scraps, fruit waste, and coffee grounds.

  • Brown Wastes

    Includes dry leaves, branches, sawdust, and paper.

  • Eggshells

    Crushed eggshells add calcium to the compost.

  • Tea Bags

    Used tea bags can be composted if they are not synthetic.

  • Compost Starter

    Helps to jumpstart the microbial activity in newly set compost.

• Maintaining Your Compost

  Routine tasks to ensure the health of your compost pile

  • Regular Turning

    Turn your compost weekly to maintain aeration and decomposition.

  • Moisture Control

    Keep the compost moist but not wet to support decomposition.

  • Smell Check

    Monitor to ensure compost does not start smelling foul.

  • Pest Management

    Monitor for and mitigate any pest intrusions.

  • Harvesting Compost

    Collect finished compost from the bottom or centre of your pile.