Category: Composting
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Rebuilding the compost bins
The original compost bins, made from pallets and lined with weed matting, needed rebuilding after six years of use. The rotten bottoms and frayed matting spurred the decision. The process involved clearing, building, and moving compost, resulting in four sturdy bins without plastic lining, with added stability and deck board…
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Preparing raised beds
At the top the plot I’ve got some raised beds where I plan to grow some gooseberry plants and I thought I’d go over how I have recently prepared the raised beds.
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How worms help with composting
It’s amazing how worms help with composting. I found this video on an allotment forum on Facebook and I thought it was absolutely fascinating. After watching the video above, it spurred me on to find out how much of a role worms play when it comes to composting and generally…
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Double digging and preparing the ground
About a fortnight ago I posted a picture on Instagram of a bed I was double digging at the allotment and as a result everyone was asking me – “what on earth is double digging?” Well, double digging is something you do every two to three years to help improve the…
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Sifting soil
I’ve had a couple of piles of compost rotting over the last three or four years now and it was high time I did something to shift it. It the was the material that was skimmed off the top of the plot originally so it’s full grass and of kinds…
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Turning your compost bin
Debris and waste such as weeds, old plants, vegetable peelings and other bio-degradable material adds up at an allotment. Turning your compost bin will increase the rate of decomposition. Composting is basically carbon (brown material) and nitrogen (green material) breaking each other down. The best way to think of this…
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