The Little Book of Compost
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I like having fun when I’m writing and this one I think shows that more than any of the other books. It’s written as a recipe book because composting starts in the kitchen with your left over food scraps and cardboard waste from packaging. There are eight recipes in all - from the fun and very basic soil in the bag to the more complicated Hot Californian Turnover. You’ll also find sections on using green manures and making comfrey liquid and new composting methods like Bokashi. Most gardeners will end up making a cool compost heap, which is the method developed at CAT. Its the easiest and a big chunk of the book explains how it works. Another popular favourite is a wormery, which also gets quite a lot of pages too.
The Observer Magazine, December 2nd 2007
“The Little Book of Compost intends to do big things for rotting. It demystifies composting and offers easy-to-follow recipes.”
Garden News, 28th November
“112 pages of enlightening pocket-sized compost know-how. It’s impossible not to be enthused by this book. It’ll make a great Christmas present for any gardener.”
Reckless Garden Website, 26th November
“a super little stocking filler… this lovely quirky book promises to give you recipes for a healthy garden and happy planet.”
Ken Crowther, BBC Radio Essex
It’s a lovely little book. Everyone should be encouraged to get this book. If you want to make compost you couldn’t have a better book to help you.


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