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SUPERBOOST YOUR COMPOST HEAP

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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