Compost brands, the good, the bad and absolute ****

[Electric_Andy]

Ive become quite a womble as regards to collecting anything compostable i walk my local beach most days and gather seaweed, when the council workers cut the grass i rake it up and layer it between the seaweed also leaves in autumn, mainly from cherry trees. My 'garden' was a gravel desert and now its thriving with fruit trees and bushes, roses, shrubs and flowers.

That sounds good. Is manure good for composting? Sadly I don't live on a farm anymore but I'm thinking of throwing the dog poo in ours!

 

[annedonnelly]

I had a wormery but I've lost the worms over the winter. Not sure if they got too cold or I cut back on the feeding too much. I need to get it set up again.

I use bokashi composting for food waste - you can include cooked food but I rarely have any cooked waste so it's mainly ends of veg, fruit peel, tea leaves, etc. It sort of pickles the waste and then it goes into the compost bin.

 

[siadwell]

That sounds good. Is manure good for composting? Sadly I don't live on a farm anymore but I'm thinking of throwing the dog poo in ours!

I think dog and cat poo are best avoided as it can contain eggs and larvae of parasites that are nasty for humans. Also, I've noticed that my dog's poos tend to sort of fossilize rather than decompose if they are inadvertently left on the borders.

 

[Chief Broom]

That sounds good. Is manure good for composting? Sadly I don't live on a farm anymore but I'm thinking of throwing the dog poo in ours!

Definitely no to dog pooh! Manure is very good especially when mixed with leaves/grass etc Well rotted horse manure is best imo, find a local supplier and if its fresh make sure its gets nice and hot when composting to kill any weed seeds. Roses especially like a mulch of well rotted manure.

 

[MichaelW2]

Miracle Grow apparently kills off soil bacteria.

 

[Jameshow]

Definitely no to dog pooh! Manure is very good especially when mixed with leaves/grass etc Well rotted horse manure is best imo, find a local supplier and if its fresh make sure its gets nice and hot when composting to kill any weed seeds. Roses especially like a mulch of well rotted manure.

Any stables will readily give you some...