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Grow beautiful fruits, vegetables, and flowers with rich soil you produce yourself! Whether you have experience with compost or have always wanted to learn more and see how you can incorporate it into your lifestyle, this book provides everything you need to know. From understanding what compost is and how to make it to using and storing it, this guide carefully explains this sustainable, low-cost way to produce rich soil in your backyard. With detailed chapters on composting techniques, worm composting, and even a section on frequently asked questions, Organic Book of Compost is the only one you'll ever need!
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Many composters, particularly those who are new to the game, are likely to have some misconceptions about what can and cannot be composted. All sorts of items, from printed cardboard, through to citrus peels and poisonous plants are rejected, for any number of reasons (not all of which are valid). Many ideas about what is compostable seem to be passed down through the generations or over the garden fence! This chapter aims to encourage everyone to increase the range of items that they compost – not only will this lead to better compost heaps, but it will help to reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfill sites.
WILL IT COMPOST?
If you are having difficulty deciding what is compostable or not, then refer to the chart on the following pages. It lists a wide range of household and garden waste that will compost, and some examples of items that will not. The chart also outlines a number of items that perhaps one ought to avoid composting for various reasons, which will be given in the notes (also see below, “Should I put it on my compost heap?”). Use these notes as a guide when trying to decide whether or not to compost and what...
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Garden Organic
- Composting then and now
- Why compost?
- Getting started
- Making compost
- What can I compost?
- A home for your compost
- Worm composting
- Other composting techniques
- How to use your compost
- The creatures in your compost heap
- Composting in the community
- Frequently asked questions
- Resources
- Picture Credits
- Acknowledgements