Section 3 of 5 · 6 jobs
Compost
Getting a heap to actually work. Every entry states what it needs and where the work stops.
Every job in compost
See all 27 →- A heap that heatsThe difference between a heap that composts and one that just sits is air, moisture and the ratio of green to brown.
- Green and brownNitrogen and carbon in plain terms, and how to judge it by hand.
- TurningWhy and how often, and what the steam means.
- What not to put inConventional guidance, stated plainly and not stretched.
- BokashiA sealed bucket and a bran inoculant for the things a heap cannot take.
- Leaf mouldThe slowest and easiest of the lot: a bag of leaves and two years.
Where we stop in compost
No mains electricity, gas, water mains, boilers, flues, roofs, ladders past single storey, structural work or anything requiring a qualified person. If a job could hurt somebody, it is not in this register.