Compost starters are available from specialist retailers. But you can also easily make it yourself with a few home remedies. All you need is yeast, sugar and water. How to make starter for the compost yourself.
Yeast, sugar and water aren't just for baking
Yeast, sugar and water starter for compost
- Fresh yeast (cubes)
- about 1 kg of sugar
- water (lukewarm)
- 10 liter watering can
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water. Pour the mixture into a watering can and fill it up with water. Let the organic compost starter steep for two hours.
Then pour the yeast-sugar-water mixture over the compost heap.
The weather should be mild. Temperatures around 20 degrees offer the best conditions for using the compost starter.
tips
You can build your own composter out of stones. Drums are also very suitable for making a composter for the garden.