by Blue Ridge Design Studios
 
 
 
The Envirocycle Composter / Composteamaker is a 2-in-1 system: it produces two excellent natural fertilizers – solid and liquid
 
       
 
 
The Envirocycle Composter / Composteamaker is the first and only composter in the world to collect liquid compost tea, a rich organic plant food much appreciated by gardeners. The Envirocycle Composter/ Composteamaker is a 2-in-1 system: it produces two excellent natural fertilizers – solid and liquid – that can be used for house plants, outdoor plants, trees, gardens and lawns.
 
The Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker produces quality compost faster and easier than conventional composters by its rolling and mixing action.
It is specifically designed to simplify the recycling of kitchen and garden refuse.
 
No messy digging to turn the compost pile. Simply give the drum a few turns each week, and your compost remains well mixed.
 
Lockable lid prevents access to the compost by small animals.

Ideally suited to today’s urban lifestyle, and is perfect on a balcony, on a patio or in the garden.
 
    [ TO PURCHASE ]    $140.00 + 54.00 S&H
 
Dimensions: H 28.5" x W 24.5" x D 20" (H 72cm x W 62cm x D 51cm);
 
Weight : 19lbs (9kg).

Composting Capacity of 1 Cycle : 7 Cubic Feet / 0.2 Cubic Meters of Compost; 19 Liters of Compostea (To use the compostea for plants, mix 1 part of compostea with 10 parts of water).
 
50% of dry/brown materials and 50% of wet/green materials should be put in the composter. The contents must be kept moist, never wet.
 
It takes approximately 4 to 6 weeks to produce 1 cycle of mature compost. From 5 to 10 composting cycles are possible each year: that is 450 to 900 pounds of solid compost each year. The maturation time of composting cycle will be faster if the composter is rotated more often and the materials inside are small in size.

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Why Compost?

 With the composting methods described here, you can help the composting cycle work even better than it does in nature. The organic waste you put back into the environment can be used by other living things. This way, instead of going to a landfill or garbage-burning plant, your wastes become valuable resources.

Yard waste and food scraps make up 20% to 30% of garbage!! Many landfills are filling up and closing. Finding places to put garbage is a big problem. By composting yard and kitchen waste, you send less garbage to landfills.

Gardeners use compost. Compost allows the soil to hold more water and adds nutrients to the soil. Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, house plants, lawns, and container gardens grow better in soil mixed with compost.

Composting provides an almost constant source of free fertilizer and soil conditioner. The organic materials in the compost help your plants grow by loosening the soil and allowing better root entry. The texture of compost improves the solid ability to hold water and can reduce your water bills. Compost has all the nutrients that plants require, unlike chemical fertilizers. Through regular use of compost you can greatly reduce or even get rid of the need for chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, which saves money and reduces contamination of our waterways and drinking water.

Materials to Avoid

 Meat, bones, fish, dairy products, grease, and oil: cause odors and attract rodents. Pet droppings: contain disease. Weeds with seeds and runners: grow when you spread your compost. Diseased and insect-infested plants: spread if not well composted. Shavings and sawdust from treated wood, and other materials containing strong preservatives or other toxins Ashes: slow the composting process

Best Ever Compost Recipe!!

Composting is like baking a cake. Simply add the ingredients, stir, "bake" and out comes compost!!

Whether you compost kitchen waste or yard and garden waste, there are a few basic steps to follow. Here are the necessary ingredients and general directions for composting.

Ingredients:

Kitchen Compost
Add a mixture of some or all of these ingredients:
vegetable peels and seeds egg shells
fruit peels and seeds nut shells
coffee grounds and filters and other vegetable or fruit scraps

 

Yard or Garden Compost
Add a mixture of some or all of these ingredients:
hay or straw wood chips
grass clippings weeds and other garden waste
leaves manures
sawdust shredded paper

Directions
 

  1. Choose a "pot" or pile for baking your compost.
  2. Place kitchen and yard waste in the composting bin. Chop or shred the organic materials if you want then to compost quickly.
  3. Spread soil or "already done" compost over the compost pile. This layer contains microorganisms and soil animals that do the work of making the compost. It also helps keep the surface from drying out.
  4. Adjust the moisture in your compost pile. Add straw or sawdust to soggy materials, or add water to a pile that is too dry. The materials should be damp to the touch, but not so wet that drops come out when you squeeze it.
  5. Allow the pile to "bake". It should heat quickly and reach the desired temperature (90 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, or 32 to 60 degrees Celsius) in four to five days.
  6. Stir your compost as it bakes if you want to speed the baking time.
  7. The pile will settle down from its original height. This is a good sign the compost is baking properly.
  8. If you mix or turn your compost pile every week, it should be "done", or ready in one to two months. If you don't turn, the compost should be ready in six to 12 months.
  9. Your "best ever" compost should look like dark crumbly soil mixed with small pieces of organic material. It should have a sweet smell, earth smell.
  10. Feed compost to hungry plants by mixing it with the soil.
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