Bioverter articles on making and using compost effectively

Homemade compost returns nutrition and water in wastes to soil for plants to flourish

The top of a compost tumbler showing a hole chewed in it by rats.

4/11/2025

Put a stop to rats and flies in compost

Composting doesn’t attract pests when done properly with a good mix of wastes and suitable compost bin.

Three small shoots sprouting from the soil.

2/11/2025

Which is the best compost bin for my wastes?

Garden compost bins are best for garden waste. Kitchen composters are best for kitchen scraps. Find out why.

A houseplant in a clear pot showing a soilless potting mix.

31/10/2025

DIY soilless potting mix recipe

Create your own lightweight soilless potting mix. Include homemade compost for all-round enrichment.

Side by side comparison between immature and mature compost.

30/10/2025

Should I let my compost mature before use?

Using immature, fresh compost risks harming plants. Let it rest and mature into a compost with enhanced qualities.

Two types of compostable waste - garden waste and kitchen scraps

15/10/2025

Can I compost kitchen scraps with garden waste?

Be careful adding kitchen scraps to garden waste in compost bins. Limit the amounts and types. Aerate well

Bioverter unit in front of a clear blue sky and green trees.

8/10/2025

Home composting reduces landfill emissions

Help solve Australia's rubbish problem. Home compost your kitchen waste to recycle its nutrition and cut landfill emissions.

Close up of Bioverter's insulated walls with the lid resting on top.

1/10/2025

Thermal insulation shortens composting time

Uninsulated compost bins are cheaper to buy, but take longer to recycle wastes than thermally insulated types.

Food scraps from a kitchen caddy being poured into Bioverter.

19/9/2025

Reuse the nutritional richness in kitchen waste for plants

Don’t waste your kitchen waste; there’s so much goodness in it that can be reused for your soil and garden.

11/9/2025

Balanced waste matters in composting

A basic composting requirement is balanced waste. Get it right to succeed in converting waste into good compost.

Hand adding vegetable scraps to layers of compost sitting on top of soil.

9/9/2025

How to start composting quickly

Starting compost from scratch can be a slow process, but here are some tips to speed it up.

A split image, showing torn up oily pizza boxes inside Bioverter on one side, and clean pizza boxes being placed into a recycling bin on the other.

22/1/2025

Do I recycle or compost paper and cardboard?

Paper and cardboard wastes can be recycled, but contaminated paper should not be added as it interferes with the recycling process. Paper and cardboard stained with food can be composted instead, which provides extra benefits for garden waste.

11/1/2025

Getting the right amount of water in your compost

Getting the right amount of water in a waste composite is important to making good compost. Too wet and it will produce acid and smells, but if it’s too dry, the compost process will stall. Handle water-heavy waste like kitchen scraps with Bioverter.

7/1/2025

Quality compost bio-stimulates your soil

Compost bins and tumblers are meant for garden waste and can struggle with kitchen scraps. Bioverter’s science-based design gets the most out of kitchen scraps, making sure they compost without problems and producing compost juice, a unique output.

Bioverter surrounded by sun, water, food scraps, and air.

3/1/2025

When do I harvest my compost?

Make sure to harvest compost at the right time, as incomplete compost matter can be detrimental to your garden. Mix regularly until all waste is broken down, or have Bioverter aerate the waste for you and produce compost that’s ready for use.

Examples of common paper, cardboard and leafy vegetable waste that can be used in Bioverter

23/12/2024

Sort your wastes to compost well

Create the best compost with the right ratio of carbon and nitrogen. Sort your wastes into C-rich or N-rich and balance them to ensure the waste composite isn’t too wet or dry. Manually mix to aerate, or have Bioverter keep wastes aerated for you.

Harvested compost juice being poured into a watering can.

26/8/2024

How do I recover water from my wastes for reuse?

Compost kitchen wastes to recover water for reuse. Easy with Bioverter to get a supply of compost juice. Harder with compost bins, tumblers and worm farms.

Plants sprouting out of the soil, covered in rain.

17/5/2024

How do I make good gardening topsoil?

Make compost to return nutrients and organic matter in waste to topsoil, to replenish nutrition that is used up by plants. Find which compost systems are best for garden and kitchen waste, to get great soil for gardening.

Four plates with examples of various form of organic wastes

6/12/2023

Get to know your carbon wastes for composting success

Organic wastes compost at different speeds depending on how easily their carbon breaks down. Supercharge your composting by sorting them to suit your system, as you might be missing a key component for aerating your compost or keeping it moist.

A compost pop-up set up around a small tree.

3/9/2023

Nourish garden soil without digging in compost

To nourish your garden with improved soil health, compost with Bioverter and mature fresh compost over soil. You avoid disturbing soil by digging, which can disrupt invisible fungal networks beneficial to your plants.

26/8/2023

Improve soil health with earthworms and compost

Earthworms aerate and spread nutrients throughout soil. They are a sign of good soil health. Cultivate them in a pop-up habitat that gives them a safe place to feed and multiply, while also maturing fresh compost from Bioverter.

Fruit and vegetable cuttings layered on top of shredded paper waste.

2/8/2023

How do I make good compost the easy way at home?

Make compost quickly and conveniently with everyday wastes thanks to Bioverter. The needs of compost microbes are met with no effort from you. Rescue and harness nutrients with two separate outputs for your soil and for your plants.

Split image showing paper waste on the top and fruit and vegetable scraps on the bottom.

27/7/2023

Composting from top to bottom inside Bioverter

Learn about advances in composting. Bioverter’s insulation, self-aeration and gravity-fed flow save you work. Make compost faster. Extract all the goodness from your wastes and return it to the earth. Help your garden prosper.

A plate of vegetable and fruit scraps being put into a compost caddy.

14/7/2023

Easy composting with natural microbes

Easy to speed up composting with natural microbes. With Bioverter, the microbial need for air and warm temperature is met by proper ventilation and insulation. Must mix to aerate compost bins and tumblers.

A bountiful harvest on a persimmon tree.

5/4/2023

Make compost to increase soil carbon and garden health

Make compost to add soil carbon and boost garden health. Mature compost is best. Gardening with conventional fertiliser strips carbon to lower soil fertility.

16/2/2023

Starting composting basics

Get to know helpful composting basics, for you to succeed in recycling more of your wastes into useful compost, and in reducing rubbish in landfill.

A graphic showing Carbon and Nitrogen in balance with each other on a see-saw.

3/2/2023

Compost nutrition: the secret to successful composting

Learn to sort compostable wastes into C and N types. Easier to use sorted wastes to balance composites for optimal composting. Take extra care with some wastes.

A clear jar with a screw lid, with vinegar inside and holes punched into the lid.

15/12/2022

Getting rid of annoying compost fly infestations

A compost fly infestation is indicative of incorrect composting. Find out how to get rid of these harmless insects, or better to prevent an infestation.

Compost juice being poured into a watering can and then being used to enrich plants.

21/11/2022

Is compost juice from my Bioverter similar to compost tea?

Compost juice contains soluble plant nutrients and beneficial microbes, like compost tea. It is great for improving soil health to help boost plant growth.

A tray full of compost solids harvested from Bioverter.

4/10/2022

Humus compost is good for your soil and the environment

Humus makes garden soil healthy, more fertile and drought resistant. Its carbon stays buried to benefit the environment. Produce humus compost with Bioverter.

Newspaper folded into a bucket shape to serve as a lining for the compost caddy

2/8/2022

A simple way to collect wastes for composting

To compost well, collect different wastes in a paper-lined kitchen caddy. Put in recyclable/green wastes, then add kitchen scraps. Empty all into Bioverter.

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