How to Make and Use Compost – The Ultimate Guide

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How to Make and Use Compost – The Ultimate Guide Author: Format: Paperback First Published: Published By: Green Books
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Pages: 200 Illustrations and other contents: 8pp colour plates ISBN: 9781900322591 Category:

Composting is easy, fun, saves you money and helps you to grow lovely plants. Whether you live in a flat with a balcony or have a family and garden that generate large amounts of food and green waste, this books shows you how to compost everything that can be composted – at home, work or school, and in spaces big or small. It covers:

– creating the right mix for successful garden compost
– how to compost your food waste safely
– the full range of composting systems, from plastic ‘daleks’ to large-scale units, including prices and suppliers
– composting with a wormery
– making liquid feeds and your own seed and potting compost
– composting in schools, with advice on getting a school scheme started.

How to Make and Use Compost features a comprehensive A-Z guide, which includes what you can and can’t compost, concepts and techniques, and common problems and solutions.

Paperback. 199 pages.

9781900322591

Weight0.45 kg
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"Nicky Scott's book tells you everything you need to know about compost systems, wormeries and the incredible value of compost; in short everything a good gardener will love to know more about." * Bristol Evening Post / Western Daily Press * "Clearly written and cross-referenced, this book obviously draws from a wide range of composting experience. I would certainly recommend it." * Sue Stickland, gardening writer, author of Back Garden Seed Saving *

Author Biography

Nicky Scott is the author of several books on composting and recycling. He advises schools, local authorities and businesses on composting kitchen waste and helps set up community composting groups. The "hot box" composter he developed is widely used for composting food waste.