After Easter we are hoping to plant seeds which attract and feed lots of species of butterfly. Then we can observe the butterfly that comes to visit. We sourced the seeds on http://www.scotieseeds.co.uk/
We hope to start composting soon here in the school but in the meantime here are some tips as it can easily be done at home:
It is thought that if everyone composts their organic waste it would reduce our waste by about 540 pounds per year.
So, what can be composted?? Any plant residue can be composted, including weeds, lawn clippings, dead plants, leaf prunings and clippings, vegetable tops and vines, manure, sawdust and non-glossy newsprints. Composting materials are divided into two types, green and brown. Green materials include, green leafy residues like leaves, grass clippings, vegetable tops and flower clippings. Brown materials include rotten leaves, straw, sawdust, woodchips and shreaded newspapers. To speed up decomposition, use two-parts green material to one-part brown material. Grass clippings can be composted but it's best to mulch them and leave them on the lawn. This recycles nutrients and decreases the amount of lawn fertilizer needed. If you compost grass clippings, mix them with brown materials to prevent over-packing, which leads to bad odours!
It's probably easier to suggest materials you should not compost. Don't use meat, bones, cooking-oils products,eggs, and dairy products.These materials slow decomposition may attract rodents and other animal pests.You also should not compost pet faeces,as they may spread diseases.It's also inadvisable to compost diseased plants,insect-infested plants,and weeds loaded with seeds.These pest problems may survive the composting process and cause problems in the Garden later.
