Composting

Heres a thing about composting, I am often asked "are black composting bins any good?"

.My own personal preference is home made bins, made from scrap wood, for general purpose household and gardening organic waste, or even a freestanding heap for larger amounts.

So I wouldn't go out and buy a black bin. However, if you have one and want to use it they have distinct advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that being black they convert sunlight to heat which can accelerate the early stages of composting. On the other hand, being non porous they can cause the whole thing to acidify and to lose nutriment in the form of run off, so be careful to use a good amount of areating bulky material (which will fill your bin very quickly another possible down side).

Here's a picture of a couple of finished bins with an extra spin.

Finished bins with potatoes

An Introduction

My name is Eddie Morgan. I am an organic gardener/permaculturalist, dedicated to learning and teaching on any aspect of rehabilitating the planet. I have experience of gardening and foraging in both hot dry climates and cold wet places too.I have lived in urban environments ,(born in central london),and lived in some of the remotest locations in u.k. and spain. I am very keen to share knowledge and information so please please leave comments.please write down your dreams for a sustainable planet.hints observations and hopes are all welcome. Anything interesting that comes to me I will post up on the blog.