Author: Tina


About Tina

I may not be terribly good at gardening, but I thoroughly enjoy it! Hostas are my favorite, but sadly the slugs enjoy them too... Any excuse to enjoy time outdoors is a good idea to me. Gardening helps keep me fit and active, and sometimes even makes my outdoor space look a little better too ;)

Best Compost Pail

best compost pail

If you enjoy your garden and enjoy good food you really should be composting as much kitchen waste and garden clippings as possible. And, if you want your kitchen to remain presentable it pays to take advantage of the specially designed compost pails now available. For the largest range of kitchen compost buckets I suggest…

Why I Love My Kitchen Compost Crock!

compost pail

I realise that a kitchen compost crock might not be the most exciting thing in the world. I was also a bit unsure as to whether I would even be allowed to write about it here at BIG Granite – but the boss said since it collects stuff that then heads on out to the…

Which Kitchen Scraps Can You Compost?

Big Granite: Gardening Tips and Tool Reviews

In nature, everything that was once alive naturally will compost eventually. However in an urban home it is often impractical, or difficult to compost all our kitchen scraps and organic material. In theory you could add cotton clothes and all paper and card, as well as meat, fish and all fruit and vegetable waste to…