Compost Duvets Really Do Help Worms Work Harder and Make Faster Compost

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Did you know that Compost Duvets will enable the worms to work harder as the weather chills in all that extra autumnal organic waste?

They will also make cocoons all winter which will all hatch in early spring. This will make a big difference to the speed of composting when spring arrives and you get a huge burst of hungry young worms in the compost.

How they work: like a conventional Duvet in that any heat below causes the stuffing to swell up and provide a physical barrier preventing the natural heat from escaping. This concept has proved to maintain high temperatures within the compost, both day and night. This heat can be maintained for up to 10 days.  It will also keep out frosts in winter so that the worms can work all year round. The Duvet fits snugly into the wooden bins but it can be used on any compost pile.

So why not add one to your compost bin and give it a helping hand to make all that lovely compost!

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Go On Then So How Do I Make Compost?

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As it’s National Gardening Week we’re talking all this week about gardening and composting so we thought that one of the most important things would be to cover ‘how to make compost’!

First create a space in which to do your outdoor composting. This should be an open space preferably direct on the ground, otherwise on hard standing. Compost can be made in a heap or a suitable container can be used such as a compost bin, which we have a huge variety of available at Gardening Works

Gather together as much Organic Waste as possible and make a loose pile. These organic materials soon begin to heat up as the composting process starts. The volume then quickly shrinks. At this stage it is important to dig over the compost using a pitchfork, to introduce more Air into the middle of the pile. This should be done a few times at the early stages of composting as natural compacting occurs.

The heat naturally generated quickly builds up again as microbes resume composting in the improved conditions. The temperature will quickly reach 130-I60F in a large well-mixed pile. This will help destroy weeds, seeds and disease and the materials will decompose much faster.

Turning also subjects insect larvae and spores to lethal temperatures inside the pile, which later cools as the microbial activity is succeeded by that of worms and beetles. Add more materials at any time until the pile is as big as the space will allow or the bin is full. Check regularly. Compost should be Moist to give the best results. If it is dry add a bucket of water. If it is too wet mix in some brown or dry materials and cover to prevent more rain getting in. A well-balanced mixture of green and brown materials produces good compost. Compost will mature at less than half the original volume.

Once the composter is full and the contents have stopped shrinking quickly, the compost is left to mature. At this point you can start a new compost pile. In time the contents will become unrecognisable and the mixture is then ready for use. A big well-managed mixed pile can be ready for use in a few months. An unattended pile may take about a year. It is traditional to use 3 separate units, one mature and being used on the garden, another maturing and one currently being filled.

So we hope this helps you get started and here’s to lots and lots of lovely compost!

Look In To A Whole New World With A WOW – Wooden Observational Wormery

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Charles Darwin studied worms for 39 years and concluded that life on earth would not be possible without them. The main reason is because they increase soil fertility so efficiently, but also because they reduce quantities of plant waste too which is an important part of the life cycle. Let us make your educational experience so much easier and practical and see into the World of Worms with our WOW Obervational Wormery. Watch the worms at work and monitor the wonderful changes they make within the WOW as it turns the waste into compost and garden soil.

The WOW Worm Farm comprises the wormery, observation panel, cover for observation panel and hinged lid. There are no nails or anything else that you need tools for, simply put the pieces in place. We have simplified the options for this fascinating activity so that it’s now as easy as possible. This is worms the way they are naturally in a single area of ground. No special feeds. No moving worms around. No special recovery prescription.

There is no need to buy worms if it is going on to earth but of course you can get some if you want a running start. Realistically the worms will come up from the ground when the compost is softening for them to eat and this is the way to see worms at work naturally. You can use the WOW from the moment it is erected. Just add organic material for composting as you would normally, making sure that there is a bit more brown material than green material if adding fruit waste. A larger version of the WOW observational wormery is available with 600lt capacity.

Compost Duvets Help Worms Work Harder & Make Compost Faster

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Did you know that Compost Duvets will enable the worms to work harder as the weather chills in all that extra autumnal organic waste?

They will also make cocoons all winter which will all hatch in early spring. This will make a big difference to the speed of composting when spring arrives and you get a huge burst of hungry young worms in the compost.

How they work: like a conventional Duvet in that any heat below causes the stuffing to swell up and provide a physical barrier preventing the natural heat from escaping. This concept has proved to maintain high temperatures within the compost, both day and night. This heat can be maintained for up to 10 days.  It will also keep out frosts in winter so that the worms can work all year round. The Duvet fits snugly into the wooden bins but it can be used on any compost pile.

So why not add one to your compost bin and give it a helping hand to make all that lovely compost!

We Just Love The Henchman Double Patio Compost Tumbler

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We’re delighted to be able to offer you the Henchman Double Patio Composter. It really is a fabulous product! read on and we’ll tell you more about it……….

Make your own compost most of the year round.
Recycle up to 150 litres of kitchen and garden waste every 4-6 weeks.
Operate two chambers seperately for efficient batch composting.
Produce hundreds of litres of home-grown compost yearly.
Reduce paper, cardboard and kitchen throw outs.
Return garden ‘waste’ to the garden in the form of nutrient rich compost.
Rely on yourself for nutrient compost, not the local garden centre!

Easily tip out compost, or add new materials, thanks to the wide opening hatch.
Spin even a full drum easily.
Reduce the hard work of turning slow and heavy outdoor heaps.Keep vermin away

Look after your environment.
Rely less on bonfires.
Keep the garden looking clean and tidy.
Take a step further towards self sustainability.

Made from rugged UV stable recycled plastic.

Price Only: £115.00

Wooden Wormeries Really Do Work

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This is the time of year that worms are most active. They have lots of baby worms hatching rapidly as the waste mounts up. In a Wooden Wormery you do not have the complications of plastic Wormeries where they can sweat and smell. Wood gives a natural environment together with a living space similar to that in the ground where they normally live.

Wormeries are excellent places to place uncooked food waste for recycling.  If you add a large amount of food waste in one go then cover it with a little soil or the remains of pot plants to subdue any decomposing smells.

See into the World of Worms with the Compact WOW Observational Wormery. Watch the worms at work and monitor the wonderful changes they make within the compost as it turns into garden soil.

The Compact WOW comprises the wormery, observation panel, cover for observation panel and lid. No Nails, No Screws No Holes to Dig. We have simplified the options for this fascinating activity. This is worms the way they are naturally in a single area of ground. No special feeds. No moving worms around. No special recovery prescription!