Filed under: Recycled Plastic Products | Tags: benches, bins, chairs, compost, gardening, outdoor, plastic, products, raised beds, recycled, tables, tumblers
Recycled plastic lumber is by far the best eco-friendly substitute over traditional building materials. It is produced entirely of unwanted and waste plastics and most exclusively made from 100% british recycled plastic. If we are going to put the uses of this material in perspective then we are going to have to have a long debate, not only over why this material is by far better for the environment, but more so because this material has a wide variety of advantages that help in proving it is a sustainable material. Recycled Plastic lumber is what it is, a recycled substitute to normal plastic only it can differentiate itself because it is sustainable and eco-friendly. Help improve the environment by purchasing recycled plastic lumber for your next building project and without a shadow of a doubt make recycled plastic wood your first choice!
Filed under: Compost Bins / Compost Tumblers, Recycled Plastic Products | Tags: advice, bin, compost, composter, gardening, growing, plastic, rectycled, tumbler
Directions for composting with our Compost Tumbler / Compost Bin ‘The Compost Creator’
- Place composter in a sunny position – 95˚F – 160˚F (35˚-71˚C). Best range: 122˚-130˚F (50˚-55˚C). 130˚-150˚F (55˚-65˚C) will kill seeds and pathogens, but do not go above these temperatures.
- Add compostable materials – Use 1/3 green to 2/3 brown to ensure a good finished product. Add a handful of fresh topsoil to bring in new microbes. Special accelerates may be used but follow manufacturers instructions carefully. Best to fill ‘The Compost Creator“ half way, and definitely not more than 2/3 full, as this reduces aeration and kills important microbes.
- Tumble ‘The Compost Creator’ once a week and whenever you add more. The contents should all turn brown, moist and soil-like, and have an earthy smell in about 2-4 weeks ready to put on your plants or vegetables.
Compost problems and solutions
What if your composting doesn’t seem to be working?
- Could be too full – Remove some material, add some soil and turn several times.
- Heck temperature – Too cold? Move to a sunnier place or cover barrel with insulating material. Too hot? Move to a cool, shady, breezier area.
- If nothing works – empty bin and start off again with step 1, mixing old and new materials.
Ideal composting materials:
Green – Rich in nitrogen – 1/3rd
- Bread
- Cooked food
- Dairy products
- Egg shells
- Fruit and vegetables
- Garden/house plants
- Grass cuttings
- Raw meat and bones (sparingly)
- Tea leaves/bags
- Coffee grounds
- Weeds (not any that have gone to seed)
Brown – carbon rich – 2/3rd
- Bedding from pet cages (rabbits etc)
- Feathers
- Hedge trimmings
- Paper and cardboard
- Straw and hay
- Wood chips and sawdust
- Dried leaves and grass
IMPORTANT – DO NOT ADD
- Dog or cat litter or poo
- Ashes not from wood
- Nappies, glass, plastic, metal
- Toxic materials
- Diseased plants or any gone to seed
Composting tips
Maggots help compost, but indicate it may have wet patches
Breaking material down before adding it will reduce composting time
Don’t add too much meat or grass. It can make the compost too wet and reduce aerobic bacterial growth
Make compost tea – nutritious plant food – add a little compost to 4-8 litres of water
Don’t add paper with lead based inks on it
Avoid repeatedly adding to the same compost batch as this would increase composting time
Filed under: Compost Bins / Compost Tumblers, Recycled Plastic Products | Tags: bin, compost, composting, environment, gardening, kedel, outdoorr, products, tumbler
There are many benefits to your garden growing by using home-made compost, such as:
- Increased nutrients.
- Decreases their susceptibility to pests and disease.
- Water retention is more evenly balanced within the soil.
- The structure of the soil is improved.
So the first thing to do, is get yourself a compost tumbler or a compost bin. A tumbler is the fastest at producing compost and the usual turnaround with Kedels ‘the dark destoyer’ compost tumbler is about 4-5 weeks. Now what to put in it.
The Dark Destroyer Compost Tumbler
Good things to add to the compost bin.
- Garden plant remains
- Old flowers
- Fruit and vegetable leftovers
- Nutshells
- Coffee and tea grounds
- Crushed egg shells
- Small branches and twigs
- Untreated saw dust
- Grass clippings
- Weeds
Avoid adding the following:
- Pet or human waste
- Bones
- Fatty foods
- Meats
- Dairy products
- Thick branches
- Diseased plants
- Fish
Make sure you provide the mix with the best possible conditions, so that you get your produce in optimal time.
- Rotate the drum daily to aerate the mulch inside the drum.
- Add water, moisten but don’t overdo it. Consistency is the key here. The moisture inside the mix should be around 50%, similar to that of damp clothes.
- Add many small manageable sizes of materials (small twigs and not large branches!!)
Composting can be great fun. With a good rotating compost bin, you’ll be making compost in no time.
David Trenbath
