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    TOPS LANSCAPING FACT SHEET 001 NO DIG COMPOST SYSTEM

    PHONE: 0409229145

    www.facebook.com/Tops.Landscaping EMAIL: [email protected]

    1. Collect your dry material, aim for approximately 1 to 1.5 m 3. My material is currently very dry, hasbeen an extremely dry summer on our patch.

    2. Collect your ameliorants, I choose to useorganic chicken manure with high levels ofNitrogen also some lime to balance out acidityand gypsum due to the highly clayey nature ofour soil on the block.

    3. Obtain 2 bales of Sugar Cane mulch for use inthe last step to suppress weed and vermininfestation into the heap and prevent excessivemoisture infiltration into the heap duringcompost curing.

    4. Spread black AG pipe, this will allow fluidmovement in and around the heap plus allow forair exchange

    5. Start building your heap approximately 0.1 to0.15m thick of carbon rich material such as grassclipping, branches, leaves vegetable scraps etc

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    TOPS LANSCAPING FACT SHEET 001 NO DIG COMPOST SYSTEM

    PHONE: 0409229145

    www.facebook.com/Tops.Landscaping EMAIL: [email protected]

    6. Spread out a layer of chicken manure over the nitrogen rich material, approximately 2 to 3 spadefulls of material evenly spread

    7. If you have clay rich soil ameliorate your compost with a couple of handfuls of gypsum, this willassist with clay breakdown when compost is applied to your patch post curing

    8. To balance out the PH of your heap due to acid release and generation during the curing period Iadd a handful or 2 of garden lime to each layer, this should reduce odour generation, enhance wormand beneficial micro-organism infiltration of the completed heap.

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    TOPS LANSCAPING FACT SHEET 001 NO DIG COMPOST SYSTEM

    PHONE: 0409229145

    www.facebook.com/Tops.Landscaping EMAIL: [email protected]

    9. 1 st layer completed. 10. Lay out your ag pipe at the top of the 1 st layer.

    11. Water the 1 st layer thoroughly, you can use bucket, a hose or as I have done above utilise anoscillating sprinkler to ensure equal and thorough wetting down.

    12. Repeat steps 1 to 11 util you have built yourheap up to approximately 1m tall, this willfacilitate effective heat generation, efficient andrapid composting and destruction of weed seeds

    13. All of your build material is now utilised

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