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November 2019
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Difficulty: Beginner
Compost is a gardener’s best friend. It adds organic matter (humus) and nutrients back into soils, improves soil texture, increases moisture holding and generall...
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July 2021
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Recycle kitchen scraps and garden waste in these D.I.Y. hot composting bays to fertilise your garden the natural way.
The project
Bunnings Workshop member Tim shared t...
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March 2023
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I’m trying to find out what the best compost is to buy that’s not going to kill natives plants in my garden
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...n it for Natives with no Phosphorus added. In my opinion I would be careful using Compost, u...
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...hanks for your question about compost. Was it compost you were after or mulch? &n...
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It’s actually compost I’m looking for. I just need to boost the soil in my garden beds as I plant a...
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It's difficult to gauge the amount of nutrients released from compost @Paulyd. That's why compost...
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This is what I planted my Lemon Myrtle trees in 😊 I always recommend this for Australian Native pl...
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November 2021
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Lay a bed of grass clippings from lawn. Helps to keep the pile warm and rotting.
I will take half the dirt from a garden bed. A literal half not the top half. All the way to the bottom and sp...
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August 2023
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Whether a compost bin should be placed in the shade or sun is directly related to your climate and specific conditions, including the type of waste you're composting.
Having the bin in dire...
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May 2016
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So I've gone from struggling to keep a mint plant alive, to planting out a vegie seedling garden over the weekend and just last night I bit the bullet and purchased a Bokashi composting bucket. ...
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Good luck with the vegie garden! With the composter, make sure you drain your scraps as much as p...
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@Emily At the composting workshop I attended today, @robbayswater told a...
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...he compost 'tea' and smell/look a bit funky so I'm trying to avoid any more than tiny amounts of m...
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...ttp://www.bunnings.com.au/maze-18l-indoor-compost-bin_p3160004 I think the main fight will be g...
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Not sure about the spray, but looking forward to seeing how you go with it. Good luck with the hous...
January
This is my first time setting my plants in my garden in new home in Sydney. how to prepare fertilizer from home wastes for plants. Any decomposer container and how long is the process. will it be...
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January 2022
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It is safer not to put any weeds in your compost. But you can if you are careful and avoid putting in weeds that have gone to seed, or spread by runners. If you have a hot composting system then ...
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July 2023
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We have one of those large black compost bins in our garden. The previous owners of the property left it behind.
I've read and heard conflicting advice on whether this should be positioned in s...
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May 2016
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We've just moved from Sydney to Tassie into our first home after years of living in a dark flat with equally damp dark garden. I now have a beautiful sun drenched front and back garden with very happ...
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...hen required, and I just watch ALL THE WORMS that love my compost bin. They're the best bit in m...
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...ome and garden. Thanks for joining us. Composting is a great topic for your first post. I'm s...
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Highly recommend aerating your compost. Check out this simple method for a quick solution http://l...
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Being a huge fan of composting, I love to hear of others who enjoy it too!! Being a busy mum and b...
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@Cherie This should help get you going....
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Hi @Cherie welcome to the workshop. As @Jason says I'm a bit of a gardener myself. For compost...
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What kind of compost bin did you buy @Cherie?
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Remember to recycle your leaves everyone. https://www.workshop.com.au/t5/Gardening/Recycle...
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Please use a flyscreen to wrap the bottom of your compost bin, up to half of a meter. This will s...
July
I am beginning a compost bin and read online that it is best to have a compost bin directly on soil. Seeing as I have a limited garden space in my small yard, the limited garden space has rocks acros...
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