When do I harvest my compost?

Knowing the best time to harvest ensures homemade compost is used properly and gives your plants a health boost.

You don’t want to harvest compost before it is ready, but figuring out the right time can be difficult and varies with the type of compost system.

Open-ended compost bins and tumblers

Wastes in a traditional system like a compost bin or tumbler need to be mixed regularly. With each bout of mixing, fresh and older wastes are jumbled together. As a result, it is advisable to continue mixing everything for another 4 weeks after your last waste addition. You could find raw or lightly broken down waste matter in your harvest if the mixing period is cut short.

Bioverter’s compost is ready to harvest

The innovative Bioverter self-aerates and doesn’t require you to mix the wastes. Its intuitive vertical layout automatically drops your harvest into a convenient pull-out collector when it’s ready, getting rid of any uncertainty about when your compost is ready.

Add value to your compost harvest

Freshly made compost is full of nutrients recovered from your organic wastes, but the nutrients need time to evolve naturally into a form that plants can take up readily.

The best and simplest way to get these plant nutrients is by resting your fresh compost. Your harvest will become dark crumbly compost with a nice earthy smell. At the same time, you are adding value as fresh compost is transformed into spectacular soil for growing plants.