Home-made garden compost will feed your plants for free. And it means no more trips to the recycling centre with your garden waste. It’s super-good for the environment and it’s easy to do – once you know a few key tips, so discover them here. Plus find out the answers to the most common garden compost questions!
0:00 Welcome
0:10 Why it’s good to make your own garden compost
1:00 What is garden compost? What’s the difference between garden compost and potting compost?
1:55 The super easy way to make garden compost
2:28 What is ‘green’ and ‘brown’ waste when you’re making compost?
3:06 Can you put wood ash or coal ash into your garden compost?
3:16 How to choose a compost bin
6:10 What goes into garden compost?
7:27 What to do if the compost bin gets slimy
8:20 Can you put garden weeds into the compost?
8:45 How to Garden the Low Carbon Way by Sally Nex: https://amzn.to/3uhZ6Cb (affiliate link, see below)
9:14 Can you add dog, cat or pet waste to your garden compost?
9:45 Will garden compost attract flies?
10:05 Does garden compost take a long time to make?
11:33 Easy ways of speeding up your garden compost
11.41 Do you need a garden shredder? Pros and cons: https://youtu.be/DBkufEKsViE
12:17 How to turn or stir your garden compost
13:00 When to use garden compost
14:08 Can you use too much garden compost?
14:43 Can garden compost be used in pots?
15:17 Do you need fertiliser if you use garden compost?
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