{"id":309,"date":"2024-04-12T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:10:38","slug":"getting-started-with-composting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started With Composting\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Introduction\" >Introduction\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#To_Start_Off\" >To Start Off\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#So_What_Do_I_Need_To_Do_It\" >So What Do I Need To Do It\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#What_Can_I_Compost\" >What Can I Compost\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Greens\" >Greens\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Browns\" >Browns\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Activators\" >Activators\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#The_Compost_Bin\" >The Compost Bin\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Home-made_Composter\" >Home-made Composter\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Materials_Needed\" >Materials Needed\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Building_it\" >Building it\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Using_Your_Compost_Bin\" >Using Your Compost Bin\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#The_3_Bin_Method\" >The 3 Bin Method\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/homesteadingkid.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/getting-started-with-composting\/#Using_Your_Compost\" >Using Your Compost\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I have a gardening blog for you. This blog is on composting or rather getting started with composting. This blog covers a few of the possible techniques for composting as well as the basic ingredients of composting, plus how to collect the ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_Start_Off\"><\/span>To Start Off\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What even is composting? You might be saying. Well in its natural form, composting is leaves falling of a deciduous tree in autumn, onto the ground, staying there and rotting producing after a time lovely nutrient rich compost for the trees the leaves came from in the first place and for new other trees as well. But man being man wanted to do this more quickly than leaves falling off trees. So, they decided they would do it in a controlled environment and that is the composting we know and love today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_What_Do_I_Need_To_Do_It\"><\/span>So What Do I Need To Do It\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Composting at its simplest is just layering organic matter in a heap, but it can be a lot more complicated, and you can really go to town and buy aerators, compost forks, and thermometers to name a few. So, I will just label the classic things you might need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compost bins&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organic matter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fork&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spade\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As I said before you can get a lot more complex than that, but those are just the basics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Can_I_Compost\"><\/span>What Can I Compost\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can compost a lot of things and these things are divided into 2 categories. Greens and browns, some examples of each are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greens\"><\/span>Greens\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grass clippings\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fruit scraps&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>vegetable scraps&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>coffee grounds&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eggshells&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>manure from barnyard animals (but not cats or dogs)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Browns\"><\/span>Browns\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dry leaves&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>plant stalks&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twigs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Straw&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manure (this generally includes straw or wood shavings)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That is just a few of the ones you can use you can use many more some of these greens fall under the activator category. I will just list a few of these here\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activators\"><\/span>Activators\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Urine (men&#8217;s works better than women&#8217;s)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grass clippings (use sparingly in thin layers otherwise you just get a slimy mess)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High nitrogen plants (any will do, examples are nettles, comfrey, and legumes such as peas and beans)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manure (this is all types of material, but different manure has different properties, however chicken manure is the best.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coffee grounds and tea leaves (these are high in nitrogen)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mature compost\/soil (these contain lots of microbes that are essential to composting&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used Cooking Oil (however weird this contains lots of nitrogen and studies show that compost made without used cooking oil contains less nitrogen than compost made with it!)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comfrey Tea (a thing made from comfrey leaves that you can also use for a fertiliser for plants!)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beer (but you must monitor the temperature because if it gets too high it will kill the yeasts that make it a compost activator. And something else to note is that it can attract flies to your compost bin)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The good thing about all of these is that they are free or almost free, even the beer can be free if you make it yourself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Compost_Bin\"><\/span>The Compost Bin\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I put this after the ingredients for a compost pile because this can be as simple as a forest floor! Anyway, there are several options that are a bit smaller than a forest floor. Here they are.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electric composter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home-made composter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold composter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot composter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worm composter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compost Tumblers\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bokishi Bin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Home-made_Composter\"><\/span>Home-made Composter\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can probably find any number of designs for these on the internet, but here is a very simple one here.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Materials_Needed\"><\/span>Materials Needed\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3-4 Pallets (if you want to put a door on you need 4, if not you only need 3. We got ours for free from our local farm shop.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cable ties\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_it\"><\/span>Building it\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is very simple as I said before, you may need an extra pair of hands for this one. Also get an adult because pallets are heavy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stand 2 pallets up at a right angle to each other&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cable tie them together (use as many as you feel necessary)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat step 2 with the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> pallet&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are putting a door on, just lean the 4<sup>th<\/sup> pallet against it then cable tie it on.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have a door on, to remove the door just cut though the cable ties to remove the door. Then of course when you are done cable tie the door panel back on again.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete, use your compost bin\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Your_Compost_Bin\"><\/span>Using Your Compost Bin\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few methods of using your compost bin. My favourite is the 3-bin method. Here is how you do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_3_Bin_Method\"><\/span>The 3 Bin Method\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To use the 3-bin method, you need to have 3 compost bins (different types of compost bins are listed above). Basically, you fill bin no 1 up then when it is full turn it over into bin no 2. Continue filling up bin no 1 again. Then when bin no 1 is full again, turn the stuff in bin no 2 into bin no 3 and turn the stuff from bin no 1 into bin no 2. Repeat. The idea with this is that by the time the organic matter has finish being in bin no 3 it will be compost. So, there you go the 3-bin method in a nutshell.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Your_Compost\"><\/span>Using Your Compost\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This part is easy, just spread it over your garden and you will find your plants thrive. Super easy the last part isn\u2019t it. Anyway, I hope you find this helpful. I will probably be writing more blog posts on the topic soon. Just a quick warning though, composting is addictive and like me once you start and see the results you will do more and more and before you know it your entire garden will be filled with compost bins. Well maybe not quite like that. I haven\u2019t got there yet but any composting is addictive so see you soon. 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This blog is on composting or rather getting started with composting. This blog covers a few of the possible techniques for composting as well as the basic ingredients of composting, plus how to collect the ingredients.\u00a0 To Start Off\u00a0\u00a0 What even is composting? 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