{"product_id":"soil-and-sense-compost-culture-living-microbes-for-active-composting","title":"Soil and Sense Compost Culture - Living Microbes for Active Composting 200g","description":"\u003ch2 data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"heading\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Contains over \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003e10 million live beneficial microorganisms per gram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ A blend of \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003efive carefully selected Bacillus species\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Helps kick-start natural composting biology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Supports faster, more active composting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Helps break down grass clippings, leaves, cardboard and kitchen waste\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Encourages richer, darker, finished compost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Suitable for compost heaps, compost bins, tumbling composters and wormeries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Treats up to \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003e5m³ (5,000 litres)\u003c\/strong\u003e of compost material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Enough for \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003eup to 5 large compost heaps (1m x 1m x 1m)\u003c\/strong\u003e or around \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003e16 standard 300-litre compost bins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e✔ Shelf life of at least \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003e2 years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"heading\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003eThe Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003eComposting is powered by biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003eCompost Culture contains a carefully selected blend of \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003efive beneficial Bacillus species\u003c\/strong\u003e, each chosen because it performs a different role during aerobic composting. 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that helps maintain microbial activity when compost conditions become less than perfect, such as temporary drying or cooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"rule\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"heading\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003eProven in a Real Compost Heap\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003eDuring a home composting trial using a standard \u003cstrong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\"\u003e300-litre compost bin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Compost Culture was used with everyday kitchen scraps, grass cuttings, leaves, cardboard and small twigs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" 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