Compost Bins

Why choose our compost bins for your garden?

A compost bin is a gardener’s best friend, converting garden waste like fallen leaves and grass clippings as well as food waste to create nutrient-rich compost to put back in your garden! No matter the size of your outside space, we have the compost bin to suit your garden so you can save money on buying compost bags in the future. Creating your own compost is a beneficial and satisfying way to give your plants a kick-start with ideal growing conditions, and cuts down on waste from your garden and kitchen.

Benefits of our compost bins

Using your compost bin to break down organic matter creates an all-purpose compost for your garden. Use a healthy mix of dried-out grass clippings from the lawn mower, rake up fallen leaves, use cuttings from your hedge trimmer, and any other organic materials you would otherwise throw away to feed your compost bin. Using your garden shredder for larger items makes them break down much faster.

Compost provides food and nutrients for your plants, improves the soil structure, and aids the natural ecosystem in your flower beds. Making your own with a compost bin will give your plants every chance to grow happy & healthy, whilst also helping to kill weeds and mulch around plants in winter. It really is a garden superhero!

FAQs

Why should I compost?

Using a compost bin takes your garden waste and mulches it down into a product to use again! It saves you money on buying compost, gives your plants essential nutrients, and is a big step on the road to a self-sufficient garden.

What can I compost?

A good compost contains a mix organic materials like fruit & veg scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells, and garden waste such as leaves and dry grass clippings, as well as paper products like cardboard – just make sure it isn’t dyed, and all tape and labels are removed. You shouldn’t put cooked food, raw meat, dairy products, and oily foods in your compost bin.

How long does it take to make compost? 

Making compost in your compost bin is a slow and steady process, which can take anywhere from a few months to a couple of years for the waste to break down into usable compost. Turning your compost regularly with a garden fork will help to aerate it, and adding smaller pieces of organic waste will break down quicker.