Rod Weston explains how to speed up the composting process in colder months
In the colder seasons when the temperature falls to below the active range of the mesophilic composting organisms (10-45 degrees Celsius), the composting process will slow or cease.
Here NAS composting expert Rod Weston explains how to speed up the composting process and keep the allotment bins warmer and active during the cold season.
Rod Weston is an organic master compost expert, who operates a composting demonstration site with over 30 composting bins, wormeries and cooked food composters at Stokes Wood Allotments in Leicester. He is author of ‘A Gardeners Guide to Composting Techniques published by Crowood Press.