How I Started My Backyard House Composting

I started my backyard composting at the end of November, 2007 after my official retirement.

The 1st Household Composting Seminar organised by SMC gave me the tips and basic knowledge of composting. Without fear and favour, single-handed I made the compost site by constructing one compartment with blocks of bricks, placed gravels as base, filled in a layer of earth/soil, followed by adding the garden debris, pieces of woods, leaves and branches from the backyard. The branches and woods were chopped into smaller pieces and mixed well, sprayed with water and covered them with another layer of earth/soil . As days went by, after 6 weeks, some mature compost were heavested as shown in the above photograph. My wife, daughter and friends rejoiced with me to see the result. I hope all my friends out there and you can start composting in your backyard too.