tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250470004431823419.post8371230833553894763..comments2024-02-13T02:24:15.705-08:00Comments on Shepherd's Bush Blog: Council Offers (Nearly) Free Compost Bins To Bush ResidentsThe Bush Telegraphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05255960464635692950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250470004431823419.post-83321895676872490392015-05-22T13:36:28.325-07:002015-05-22T13:36:28.325-07:00Rosemary Pettit of the Hammersmith Society adds th...Rosemary Pettit of the Hammersmith Society adds the following note: "You don’t need to turn the compost over (difficult in a bin, anyway), just add layers or organic material (as you have said), interspersed with carbon stuff like torn-up cardboard and newspaper, cardboard egg boxes and shredded paper. It’s important to have a reasonable balance between nitrogen (green) and carbon (brown). Add water if the compost gets dry. Instructions to turn the compost over are impractical in a small town garden and put people off unnecessarily. Compost making is very satisfactory, making black gold from vegetable peelings, tea bags, old leaves, grass cuttings and garden waste. To avoid: meat, fish and cooked food, citrus (slows down the process) and wood (also too slow to disintegrate). Otherwise it is nature’s way to magic."<br /> The Bush Telegraphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255960464635692950noreply@blogger.com