Compost & Living Soil

Turn waste into abundance.

Healthy, living soil is the foundation of every productive garden. We build compost systems, teach the fundamentals and set your soil up to get better every year.

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    Compost systems

    We design compost systems that fit your garden and your household — from simple hot-composting bays to layered worm bins and integrated in-bed composting. The goal is the same: turn waste into wealth.

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    Compost box construction

    Purpose-built compost boxes in timber, brick or repurposed materials, sized to your household's weekly waste and finished neatly enough to sit proudly in the garden.

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    Soil building

    Great gardens grow great soil first. We layer compost, mulch and mineral amendments so that your beds get richer, deeper and more water-holding season by season.

Compost advice & maintenance
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    Greens & browns

    Balance nitrogen-rich kitchen scraps with carbon-rich leaves, cardboard and straw.

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    Air & moisture

    Turn or aerate weekly and keep the pile as damp as a wrung-out sponge.

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    Feed the soil

    Top-dress beds with mature compost every season — never dig it in deeply.

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    Mulch on top

    Finish with a thick mulch to protect the biology from Cape Town's sun and wind.

Composting methods

Every way we make compost

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    Hot composting

    Layered thermophilic piles that reach 55–65°C, breaking down garden waste in weeks rather than months.

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    Vermicomposting

    Red-wiggler worm farms that turn kitchen scraps into premium worm castings — our specialty.

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    Bokashi composting

    Airtight, bran-inoculated buckets that pre-digest cooked food, meat and dairy before burying.

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    Trench composting

    Kitchen scraps buried straight into pathways or dormant beds so worms and roots do the work.

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    Compost tumblers

    Sealed rotating drums that produce fast, tidy compost in even the smallest garden.

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    Compost bays

    Three-bay timber systems that keep compost flowing continuously — always a fresh, maturing and finished pile.

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    Compost boxes

    Purpose-built timber or brick boxes sized to your household's weekly waste and finished neatly.

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    Leaf mould

    Autumn leaves stacked and left to break down into fungal-rich, crumbly soil gold.

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    Sheet & lasagne mulching

    Cardboard, compost and mulch layered directly on beds — builds soil in place without digging.

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    Living soil systems

    Whole-garden soil design — compost, mulch, biology and cover crops working as one regenerative ecosystem.

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Ready to build soil?

Let's design a compost system for your home garden.

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