Category: Composting

One of the absolute best things to add to our garden beds is at your finger tips AND completely free: Hot Compost. However, without a step-by-step guide it can take months and multiple attempts to get it right. In this video, we consolidate all of our 18 months of learnings into one step-by-step guide to…

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Bone meal, bat guano, gypsum…what ARE all of these organic fertilizers and how do you actually know WHICH to use, and HOW to use them? Enjoy this long-overdue organic fertilizer breakdown video. SPONSOR: Espoma Organic Espoma Organic has been organic from the start and makes absolutely epic potting mixes, and organic fertilizers. They make awesome…

CBS2’s Jessica Moore has the latest on the new proposal focused on having New York City businesses compost to cut down on food waste. Source

In Today’s episode, we will discuss on Composting types and basic concepts and requirements of a compost bin whether for home composting to recycle your kitchen waste or for large scale composting in farming. TIMESTAMPS BELOW: WHAT IS COMPOSTING? 0:28 WHY SHOULD YOU COMPOST? 0:44 TYPES OF COMPOSTING: 1:13 AEROBIC COMPOSTING: 1:27 ANAEROBIC COMPOSTING: 1:53…

🪴Getting one’s head around seed, & growing compost media can be confusing so today John explains growing media for potting compost finishing with tips to help you choose what is best for you and the plants you like to grow 🪴***ADDITIONAL LINKS BELOW*** ️ FIND OUR COURSES AT: https://johnhorseyhorticulture.co.uk/courses/ ️ SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/c/JohnHorseyHorticulture ️ JHH Amazon…

In this new video, I’m showing you how to make compost at home! This simple and easy process can help you make an incredible contribution to your garden, and clean up your soil in the process! Making compost is one of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your soil and your garden. In…

Big changes are on the way for how New Yorkers throw out their trash. The City Council passed a bill that makes composting a requirement. It’s part of the city’s effort to cut down on its carbon footprint. CBS2’s Kristie Keleshian explains when this will be rolled out and how. Source

How to make and use compost in winter, when it’s colder and there is less material to add. It’s possible to keep adding to your heap, but results will be much slower than in the summer. My climate is temperate oceanic and the temperature is often above freezing in winter, so the garden still happens,…

UPDATE: We now sell a Mini HOTBIN more suited to smaller households and spaces, this bin requires less waste to maintain the temperature, approx. 2.5 kilos or 5 litres per week. The long stem thermometer you see in this video has been discontinued in favour of a smaller 90mm version. https://www.hotbincomposting.com/compost-bins/hotbin-mini.html Some tips and simple…