Peter Dowdall: How to turn summer garden waste into compost

Composting boosts garden soil and reduces waste to landfill. Here's how to do it without creating a sodden mass that draws vemin

For the gardener, compost bins help ensure we have that most precious commodity of all, healthy soil. File pictures

There is seemingly no end to the amount of garden waste produced during the summer months. Everything is growing at full speed and prunings, lawn mowings, pulled weeds and dead flower heads quickly mount up.

That’s not even speaking of the kitchen waste of veg peelings, leftover scraps, teabags, coffee grounds and so much more.