Joecole
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So many myths about compost but even if you live in a flat you can produce some but let's concentrate on the average small garden. You only need 3 small pallets nailed together to form a 3 sided box and a piece of old carpet.
Start with a six inch layer of coarse material on the bottom to allow airflow then add soft vegetable matter. If you can find them nettles, comfrey plants, veg peelings but not cooked ones, wood pelleted cat litter, sawdust and eggshells and even the contents of your hoover bag, oh and don't forget your torn up newspapers. Give it all a good soak cover it with the carpet and let the heat build up. Incidentally if you add the mown grass from the lawn it will need to be mixed with the more coarse material or it will pack down and prevent air circulation.
Ideally its better to have two boxes because after ten to twelve weeks the whole pile should be turned over top to bottom and the easiest way is to turn it into a second bin. Six months on and you should have perfect compost
Start with a six inch layer of coarse material on the bottom to allow airflow then add soft vegetable matter. If you can find them nettles, comfrey plants, veg peelings but not cooked ones, wood pelleted cat litter, sawdust and eggshells and even the contents of your hoover bag, oh and don't forget your torn up newspapers. Give it all a good soak cover it with the carpet and let the heat build up. Incidentally if you add the mown grass from the lawn it will need to be mixed with the more coarse material or it will pack down and prevent air circulation.
Ideally its better to have two boxes because after ten to twelve weeks the whole pile should be turned over top to bottom and the easiest way is to turn it into a second bin. Six months on and you should have perfect compost