Composting at Home and in Preschool Making your own compost for a range of reasons can be fun & rewarding.
It helps show the children that simple routines can benefit our world and their garden area!
Ways to use your compost For growing seeds in pots ... easy ones are Flowers:- sunflowers, sweet pea, nasturtium Vegetable:- runner beans, garden peas
For house plants or plants to keep in your setting. As a mulch for existing tubs and planters. Make a window box herb tray! Tyre layered potato tub!
What to compost Practically anything that once lived can be put in the compost heap.
All fruit and veg peelings/cores
Tea bags
grass mowings
weeds and old plants
Sawdust
Sand
Shredded paper
Hay/straw pet bedding
How to compost AIR - is probably the most important thing to remember when composting. layering the compost is good.
Where to put a compost heap Position is important so here are a few points to consider Don't place the bin too far out of the way. Compost heaps can get quite hot. They can also attract flies. Don't place the bin in full sun.
Links
www.compost.org - compost awareness week is organised by this group. A good factsheet is available from the Lincolnshire trust organisation - FACTSHEET
Recognise the ur children with a 'Thankyou' certificate from Hope HedgehogCLICK HERE
Compost List sheet If you have a lot of waste items that could be composted. Write them down on this list and hang it up in your kitchen/setting area --> Compost List Try to have 2 bins available - one for the composting items and another for normal waste.
Ways to use your compost
For growing seeds in pots ... easy ones are 
Flowers:- sunflowers, sweet pea, nasturtium 
