Composting 101: How?
We often get asked what our favorite growing medium is. Personally, we use our own recipe for compost and perlite, which we feed with our organic potions and teas, depending on the type of plant. Compost helps return organic matter to our soils. Organic matter is that dark, nutrient-rich component of soil responsible for maintaining healthy plants. We always recommend using compost, and it's even better if you do it yourself! 
What is that? Compost is a mixture of once-living material that is broken down by organisms like insects and microbes, allowing the nutrient compounds to be used by living plants. It increases soil drainage and water capacity, reduces soil compaction and provides an organic source of nutrients.
How to compost? Buy or build a bin approximately 1 meter by 1 meter minimum, add green organic materials such as plants, fruits and vegetables and their peelings, as well as kitchen scraps (excluding processed meat as it can lead to pathogen populations harmful). More details will follow in our next publication Composting 102.
Layer green organics with brown materials such as earthworm castings, leaves and wood chips, or dust, as available. Keep your compost pile moist and airy by turning the pile every 2 to 4 weeks. During the winter months, we turn our pile less often because it takes longer for the center to accumulate heat.
When is it ready? Depending on the size of your pile and the materials used, the compost should be ready to use within a few months, but usually here it's around a year.
What is that? Compost is a mixture of once-living material that is broken down by organisms like insects and microbes, allowing the nutrient compounds to be used by living plants. It increases soil drainage and water capacity, reduces soil compaction and provides an organic source of nutrients.
How to compost? Buy or build a bin approximately 1 meter by 1 meter minimum, add green organic materials such as plants, fruits and vegetables and their peelings, as well as kitchen scraps (excluding processed meat as it can lead to pathogen populations harmful). More details will follow in our next publication Composting 102.
Layer green organics with brown materials such as earthworm castings, leaves and wood chips, or dust, as available. Keep your compost pile moist and airy by turning the pile every 2 to 4 weeks. During the winter months, we turn our pile less often because it takes longer for the center to accumulate heat.
When is it ready? Depending on the size of your pile and the materials used, the compost should be ready to use within a few months, but usually here it's around a year.
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