Garotta Compost Maker, 3.5 kg

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There are then a number of what we call limiting factors that can limit or totally prevent decomposition. For example: if you have no nitrogen (or not enough) the reaction cannot proceed. Ifyou have no micronutrients in your waste, some of the bacterial enzymes cannot be made/proceed. If you have no oxygen or water aerobic composting cannot proceed or can be limited.

It’s best not to add fresh food waste to the pile like meat, fish or diary. Not only do they make the pile smell bad, but it can also invite unwanted pests to your garden. Too Slow? The best location for a compost bin is a sheltered spot in partialor full shade, to avoid extremes of temperature and moisture. The micro-organisms (bacteria and fungi) that convert the waste into compost work best in constant conditions. So if you have an under-used shady corner in your garden, a compost bin will turn it into a productive hub. Just make sure you can get to the bin easily, otherwise you won’t use it regularly. The bacteria and micro-organisms that produce the compost work best when the balance of green and brown materials is correct. As a rough guide:Popular compost starters/accelerators on the market include The Vitax Compost Maker (powder); J Arthur’s Garotta (powder); seaweed and seaweed extracts (liquids and powder); Bio-tal (liquid); Neudorff (powder); and sachets of enzymes, microbes, or herbs (e.g., QR).

During the Peninsular War of 1808–1814, French forces regularly used the garrote to execute Spanish guerrilleros, priests, and other opponents of Napoleonic rule. Around 1810 the earliest known metallic garrote appeared in Spain, and on 28 April 1828, the garrote was declared the sole method of executing civilians in that country. In May 1897, the last public garroting in Spain was performed in Barcelona. After that, all executions were performed inside prisons.Using the above definitions of 'activator' and 'inoculator', the SoilFixer Compost Humification Agent (CHA) is both an activator and inoculator. We are not aware of any other compost additive that acts to increase humification. It also helps to reduce compost odours, lower nitrous oxide and methane (potent climate change gases). Avoid letting any one material dominate – especially grass clippings, as these can become a slimy, smelly mess on their own. Grass clippings are best mixed with brown material when you add them to the bin. If you don’t have enough, pile the clippings up beside the bin until you havesufficient brown material to make a balanced mix.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 each time a layer is added. Your compost will be ready to use when dark, brown and crumbly. The time is takes varies from a few weeks, to several months. This is dependent on the weather, air temperature and the materials you use. Don’t be despondent if it’s not happening straight away, patience is a virtue here.Green– this is usually soft, leafy material, including grass clippings, sappy green plants (such as annual weeds), crop waste, old fruit and vegetables and kitchen peelings. These materials are rich in nitrogen In the Ottoman Empire, execution by strangulation was reserved for very high officials and members of the ruling family. Unlike the Spanish version, a bowstring was used instead of a tightening collar. [9] If your heap is too wet the chances are it has too much water or nitrogen. Turn the pile regularly to aerate & keep the temperature under control. Add some brown materials like shredded cardboard, newspaper or small twigs to balance it out. Too Dry?

Fast decomposition: Like mold and yeast, mushrooms are fungi. Fungi play a crucial role in the decay process since they decompose most of the organic material. Mushrooms produce cells and filaments responsible for breaking down resilient organic material. Adding mushrooms to your pile, therefore, speeds up the decay process. We think this is what we want, a fast break down of the material and you can see it working as the mixture physically falls apart. The structure changes and you will see how recognizable items of food waste turn into a porridge-like mash. After analyzing several products, we realized the most efficient commercial compost activators had one thing in common. They are all rich in readily digestible nitrogen forms. Wet, slimy, smelly compost– this may be caused by too little air and too much water.Cover the compost to protect against rain and add more brown waste, such as chopped woody material, woodchip, straw or shredded paper. Avoid adding too many grass clippings in one go – mix them with plenty of brown materialinsteadDon’t worry about getting a complete mix the day you build your pile, because hot compost is forked and turned again and again. Go for building a sizeable heap instead, because large heaps heat up better than small ones. A hot composting project that starts out at least 3 feet (1 metre) tall and wide will usually give good results. A metal stake installed in the middle of a new hot composting project can serve as a rustic heat gauge you can feel with your hand, plus you can wiggle it to aerate the pile. How and When to Turn a Hot Compost Pile Your first option would be to take a few shovels of an already decomposed compost pile and add it to your new one. A mix that is close to completing the decay process will work effectively, too. It contains microbial feed which gives microbes a boost of immediately available nutrients. This microbe food speeds up the process of decomposition. Used correctly biochar can have a tremendous positive impact on soil health and plant growth. In recent years, adding biochar to compost has become the recommended way to "activate" biochar and help ensure success. Think of raw biochar as a dry sponge. To activate it, (i.e. charge the biochar with water and plant nutrients), it needs to soak in the compost. When you add the SoilFixer humification agent, not only do you increase colloidal humus, and improve composting, as biochar is 80% of the CHA (SoilFixer humification agent) mix, you are activating and adding biochar to your soil. Using CHA you make a DIY version of SF60 - our Biochar Super Compost.