Composting Techniques

For home, the allotment or a community garden

Rod Weston

• Publisher: The Crowood Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780719842863
• Year: 2023

It is widely accepted that composting benefits both the environment and the garden, as a means of reducing waste while contributing to a healthy soil. This practical guide offers a host of composting techniques for the home, allotment and community gardener, as well as indoor and balcony composting for those without access to a garden. It explains the processes behind aerobic composting and anaerobic fermentation, and the conditions necessary to compost effectively without mess or smell.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1 Composting: History, Climate Change, Sites and Principles
• 2 Composting Techniques
• 3 Composting: Process and the Required Conditions
• 4 Phases of Hot Composting: Microorganisms, Macroorganisms and Pathogens
• 5 Entry-Level Composting
• 6 Mid- and Higher-Range Compost Bins
• 7 Composting for the Enthusiast and the Professional
• 8 Potential Problems
• 9 Compost Activators
• 10 Vermiculture: Composting with Worms
• 11 Bokashi Fermentation
• 12 Using Compost
• 13 Compost Teas and Liquid Feeds
• Acknowledgements
• Index
• Copyright