Soil & Compost
Make useful compost from the waste your garden produces. Start with a workable system, check the ingredients and learn what to do when a heap is too wet or too slow.
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How to make leaf mould in bags
Make leaf mould in pierced bags, check moisture and recognise when the material is ready for mulch or a homemade growing mix.
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Composting in a small garden
Compare small-garden composting systems, make an ordinary bin workable and plan where fresh scraps will go while a batch matures.
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What can you put in a compost bin?
Check ordinary-bin ingredients, then use the tea-bag, packaging, weed and treated-lawn exceptions before tipping in uncertain waste.
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Compost problems: what to check and how to fix them
Use smell, moisture and the older contents to choose one compost correction, then check the same layer for a useful change.