Introduce a homemade DIY compost starter during the early stages of composting when bacteria are most active. Add extra nitrogen sources like blood meal or chicken manure in colder weather or if ...

Food mix: Worm feed needs to be around 50 percent food scraps and 50 percent fiber, such as leaves, coffee filters, and paper ...

Bags of compost sold in the UK may be a significant source of Legionella bacteria, including strains that cause human disease, say scientists. Tests on 22 brands of compost available in the UK ...

But it's not only bacteria that are beneficial in breaking down compost. Fungi are also helpful because they can break down ...

We always want our compost bins to be sweet-smelling, with aerobic bacteria decomposing garden waste in an airy environment. But cooked food waste is dense and airless so only anaerobic bacteria ...

“Bagged potting mix and compost can contain Legionella bacteria, which when breathed in, can cause Legionnaires’ disease” says Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public ...

We tried some products that can help you compost, including vermicomposters (composting by worms), food processors, a bokashi composter (composting by fermenting food scraps), and a compost bin.

"I am not making compost for nutrients - I am using it for livestock to recycle all the bacteria in the soils. "Whatever we are growing, we need the right biology in the soil to grow the crop ...

That lunchroom advice has been put to the test by researchers who looked for bacteria inside microwave ovens and found a surprisingly diverse ecosystem that is resistant to the appliances’ heat.