| With the advent of increased organic farming and | | | | area available for planting, and also the amount of |
| gardening, more and more people are taking a keen | | | | green waste you will be normally be able to collect. |
| interest in growing different things themselves. As | | | | Put these regularly in the pit, and water it, so that it |
| part of this interest, it is beneficial to have some idea | | | | is moist, and as the pit gets full cover it with earth. |
| of how to go about making your own organic | | | | Give it at least sometime to form compost, and if |
| gardening supply, as there is no need to spend | | | | possible up to at least three months, by which time it |
| money unnecessarily when the raw material is | | | | will deteriorate and become ideal fertilizer for your |
| available with you. | | | | organic farming. |
| Almost every garden, whether it is a large or a small | | | | If you find you have more garden waste available |
| one, will have available garden waste. These can be | | | | for conversion, it might be a good idea to dig further |
| leaves from shrubs, bushes and trees around you. | | | | pits in series, so that as one pit fills up, you begin to |
| They could also be grass cuttings from your lawn, or | | | | use the next and so on. Locate these in a corner |
| any other natural plant waste. If you collect these | | | | away from sight, so that you do not spoil the |
| systematically, you will have the raw materials to | | | | appearance of your garden. |
| make your own compost for making your own | | | | It is also possible to make organic compost using |
| organic gardening supply. | | | | comfrey which is an ideal plant for this purpose. |
| If you have a garden bin, it could be used. However, | | | | However to do this, you need to grow comfrey, and |
| it would be better if you made the compost through | | | | the methods used for this is a bit different to the |
| a natural process. For this purpose, dig a hole in the | | | | natural method of composting mentioned above. |
| ground, the size of which you can determine by the | | | | |