https://homecompostguide.lat/categories/guides/ Recent content in Guides on Home Compost Guide - Turning Kitchen and Garden Waste Into Soil Hugo en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://homecompostguide.lat/guides/choosing-a-method/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://homecompostguide.lat/guides/choosing-a-method/ <h2 id="the-question-behind-the-question">The Question Behind the Question</h2> <p>Every composting method does the same job, and they differ in three practical ways: <strong>how much space they need, how much garden waste they can absorb, and whether they can take cooked food.</strong></p> <p>Work out where you sit on those three axes and the choice largely makes itself.</p> https://homecompostguide.lat/guides/greens-browns-and-the-mix/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://homecompostguide.lat/guides/greens-browns-and-the-mix/ <h2 id="what-the-heap-is-doing">What the Heap Is Doing</h2> <p>A compost heap is a colony of bacteria, fungi, and larger organisms eating organic matter. They need four things, and every compost problem is one of the four being wrong: <strong>carbon for energy, nitrogen for building proteins, oxygen to respire, and water to live in.</strong></p> https://homecompostguide.lat/guides/fixing-and-using/ Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://homecompostguide.lat/guides/fixing-and-using/ <h2 id="it-smells-of-rotten-eggs-or-sewage">It Smells of Rotten Eggs or Sewage</h2> <p><strong>Cause: no oxygen.</strong> The heap is too wet, too green, and compacted, so anaerobic bacteria have taken over.</p> <p><strong>Fix:</strong> turn it, and as you turn, mix in a large quantity of dry browns - torn cardboard, dry leaves, straw, shredded paper. More than feels reasonable. Then cover it to keep rain off, and if it sits in a puddle, move it or improve the drainage beneath.</p>