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Adam’s Weekend Project Compost bin

“If you follow some simple rules, making your own compost is not only easy but a beautiful thing”

Compost bin

My step-by-step guide

If you have space, making garden compost is one of the most important things you can do as a gardener. Homemade compost is beneficial for your plants, your soil, the environment and, best of all, it transforms green waste from our gardens and kitchens – for free.

Most of the compost I make tends to get used as mulch or is dug in to enrich the soil. But occasionally, if I’m really pleased with how it turns out, I will bag it

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