How to Get the Most Out of Your Composter

How to get the most out of your composter might depend on what type of composter you use. For instance if you don’t care how long it takes for your waste material to actually decompose then you can just throw your food scraps and garden waste into the bin and wait. Good compost usually takes a year to two years to make. However if you use a composter made in the barrel or tumbler style along with composting activor solutions then sometimes you can good rich nutritious compost for your soil in as little as two weeks!

Getting the most out of your garden composter is the same as getting the most out of anything in life that you create or buy. The key is to keep adding more biodegradable material to the composter so that your compost will eventually boast a healthy mix of friendly bacteria. This means adding one part green type waste such as kitchen waste to twenty-five parts brown waste such as leaves that have been raked up in your yard.

Yet another essential thing to repeatedly do is rotate the tumbler so that the compost inside has a chance to mix. If you are not using a tumbler then you should use a garden spade to turn the compost over to aerate it and encourage the growth and distribution of beneficial enzymes. Yet another quick fix is to add a chemical or natural boost to your compost in the form of store-bought or homemade compost tea.