How to Compost your packaging

Did you know that shredded paper added to your compost will turn into soil in just four-six weeks?!

Being a committed sustainable brand, we have thoughtfully considered the packaging which means our boxes, tissue paper, string, shredded paper and even the box tape can be added to your home compost or worm farm.

So how to compost your packaging you ask? 

Here at Buxton Harvest we go by the method of 'two parts brown to one part green'. 'Browns' being our packaging; shredded recycled paper, cardboard (tear or cut up), string and tissue paper. Other brown materials include dried leaves, dried grass, dead dry plants, wood ash, wood chips/sawdust. 'Greens' include kitchen fruit and veggie scraps, tea and coffee grounds, flowers, egg shells, fresh grass and plant cuttings. If you have an herbivore livestock their manure also can be used as your 'greens part'.

You can use an open compost pile or a compost bin. We prefer a bin for our urban garden as it is more tidy.

We recommend where possible to make sure what you place in your compost is broken up into small pieces. This just helps to break down the compost quicker.

Next you need to add moisture. Simply add water every time you add your brown materials.

Finally compost needs air. Every week, give it a turn. Turning your pile will assist breaking down the compost more quickly.

We would love to see you using our packaging in your home compost or worm farms or even using the cardboard to start new veggie gardens. If you do, be sure to tag @buxtonharvest on Instagram in your post.

For more gardening tips check out Ingrid on Instagram @gardening.with.ingrid