Composting

Little Green Guides

by Nicky Scott

This easy household guide tells you everything you need to know about composting, from the different containers that are available, and what to put in them, to how to use your compost and what to do if you want to get more involved in the process. Composting includes an A-Z on how to compost everything from ash to weeds; advice on how to compost in small spaces, information on bins and wormeries and getting more involved in bigger community schemes.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Environment

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[RuthyMB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great easy guide to starting composting. I’m already addicted!! Can’t wait for my compost heap to grow and never buy soil or compost for my garden again 😃

[Kimi_Da_Kiwi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small book made for a quick read on the basics of composting.

It mentioned a lot of resources (links, websites, organizations) for learning more about specific methods or topics. Also, gave a nice, brief intro to various composting methods. Had a lot of cute drawings too. Best to supplement with a more thorough and in-depth composting book.

[Welven Wofford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick guide to get you up to speed composting. Serves the purpose it was written for.

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of good information about how to make effective compost for your garden.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great intro to composting for a beginner. Quick to get through and gives resources to learn more.

[Angie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not much useful info here - other books explain it better and the same info is better summarized in other resources (i.e. books on gardening, homesteading, etc.). I only read it because I could get it through the library - I only finished it because it was so short. The one sort of good thing is that if you just want to buy a composter, this seems to have more info on that than other sources.

[Arminzerella · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wee book is a quick read if you're looking for some light information on composting. Other books (as others have pointed out) on this topic have more information. This is probably a good choice if you just want an overview.

[Susie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good overview for starting composting. I really liked that they described the different kinds of compost tools you can use, how they work, and what they do best. It was a short, easy read with some helpful info!

[Kristal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A tiny little book that gives a good, basic overview of composting. Gives examples of how compost happens, what makes up greens(nitrogen) and browns(carbon) and different types of composting systems.

[Becca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, yes. I'm reading the exciting stuff now!

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good overview with some interesting tips a good starter book.

[Rhianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely short, easy and informative reading. The author is obviously very enthusiastic about her subject and contains interesting examples of community projects which help reduce waste in cities.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I am putting a book about composting on my list. This is a nice short one--almost more of a pamphlet.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good reference

[Jes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This tiny, easy to read/understand guide gave me all the basics for getting started on composting. The information was organized well and presented in an efficient manner.

[Teresa]

good for first time composters and for those that do compost an excellent refresher and good ideas

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good ideas but they only suggest using comercial bins.