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    SUPERBOOST YOUR COMPOST HEAP

    Apr 25, 2018 4 minutes

    As the name suggests, using the QR method, compost can be made very quickly in as little as four weeks with the additional advantage that turning is not required. I have been using this method for about 15 years now and I can honestly say that not only did it revolutionise my compost-making skills (which I have to say were abysmal!), it also radically changed our garden from the soil upwards.

    QR can be used on any scale from a backyard to a farm – the only necessity is something to compost. Following on from the book I wrote in 2008, Quick Return Compost Making,

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