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How often should I turn my compost tumbler for optimal composting results?
For optimal composting results, you should turn your compost tumbler every 2-3 days to aerate the compost and speed up the decomposition process.
How often should I turn my compost tumbler to ensure proper decomposition and aeration?
To ensure proper decomposition and aeration in your compost tumbler, you should turn it every 2-3 days. This helps mix the materials and provide oxygen to the microorganisms breaking down the compost.
What materials are required for building a composter tumbler?
The material that is required for building a composter tumbler is construction paper and glue. The construction paper should be brown because that is the color of compost. Then the construction paper is glued around the tumbler and decorated as the creator deemed fit.
What are compost tumblers used for?
A compost tumbler is a drum mounted on rollers that has an attached crank thus making the turning of the compost easier. This turning mixes air with the composting material and speeds up the composting process. You can make your own or you can buy one from Compos Tumbler or other gardening companies.
How to compost leaves effectively?
To compost leaves effectively, shred them into small pieces, mix with green materials like kitchen scraps, and keep the pile moist and aerated. Turn the compost regularly to speed up decomposition and ensure proper airflow. The compost should be ready in a few months for use in your garden.
How do you mulch with pine needles to lower the soil pH?
It depends on what you start with and how much to lower. It is a gradual process and should be done on a compost pile.
Why would you put leaves stems and weed in your compost?
Leaves and stems will break down and be beneficial to the compost, but woody stems might take a long time to break down. You should not put weeds in compost, especially if they have seeds on them because it can create a weed problem in your garden.
Should Compost be full of Bugs and Roaches?
Commercial compost should be sterile so if bought compost the answer is no.
What will compost well?
Banana skins, coffee grounds, egg shells, tomatoes, apple cores (no seeds), leaves, weeds, and any foods that can be grown will compost well. The compost worms (a tiger worm unlike garden worms) really love cardboard and newspaper. Some things should not be composted, such as flax leaves, or troublesome weed plants.
What percent of new compost should be old compost?
There is no need to mix old and new compost. Old compost ,if ready, should be used on its own. New material will take time to rot down to compost.
What should we do with rotten leaves?
Autumn leaves can be gathered into pens in a garden, and allowed to rot into leaf-mould. Leaf-mould is a valuable resource for the gardener. It can be used as a mulch to suppress weeds, or to enrich the soil, or can be added to potting compound for potting on plants.
How can I compost flowers effectively?
To compost flowers effectively, you can start by shredding the flowers into smaller pieces to speed up the decomposition process. Mix the flowers with other organic materials like leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps to create a balanced compost pile. Turn the compost regularly to aerate it and keep it moist but not soggy. Within a few months, you should have nutrient-rich compost ready to use in your garden.
