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Compost Aerator - Description
- Compost Turner or Compost Stirrer
- Super Efficient Way to Turn / Aerate Compost Heap
- Colour: Black / Red
- Design: 'T' Handle Attached to Shaft with 2 Folding Arms
- Dimensions
- Overall Length: 80cm
- Folding Arms: 13cm Each (Total Reach of 26cm)
- T Handle: 39cm
- Weight: 960 Grams
- Brand: Darlac
Compost Aerator - Uses
- This clever device can be used with your compost heap or compost bin to
- Loosen & turn pile
- Mix composting layers
- But most crucially to add air to your compost heap
- Therefore increasing the rate of biological activity
- Leading to faster break down of your compost heap
Compost Aerator - Advantages
- Fast & effective way to aerate your compost
- Prevents pains & aches to wrist & back from traditional turning methods
- Purpose designed tool
- Allows you get air right into the centre of your compost pile
- 'T' handle allows for optimum use
- Great value compost aerator
Compost Aerator - How to Use
- Compost aerator should be used once every week
- Use it after adding additional material to your compost heap
- Use by pushing the pointed end into compost bin or pile
- Push in as far as you can & then pull it back out
- The folding arms will open out & pull back the compost from the centre of the pile
- This will create air pockets in the compost
- Continue to do this at spacings of 30cm throughout the compost pile
Compost Aerator - Why Use
- Compost piles will only decompose & break down once air, water & heat is available
- Micro organisms such as bacteria work harder & faster in the presence of oxygen
- If pile is not aerated, the layers sit on top of each other & air is lost
- This leads to anaerobic conditions and a slow to decompose, smelly compost heap
- By aerating, we can create aerobic conditions which encourages good bacteria
- These bacteria break down compost fast & create better quality compost
- By aerating we can double the rate of decomposition
