“Why do the most fertile parts of the garden have no plants?”

A strange question, but the observation of innovator Australian Greg Hales when he looked at his compost heap. “It's full of nutrients, but not in a place where any plant can take advantage of them as its normally tucked in a corner."

His solution, Composting Cannon, brings “the compost bin into the garden”, where the worms themselves are already located. The clever design, consisting of a series of ventilated tubes that can be buried unobtrusively in the garden, allow for the soil to be naturally fertilised and aerated through the natural worm activity. There is no need for an untidy compost heap in the corner of the garden either.

Already available in Australia, Greg is at the GLEE show to introduce the product to the UK and to develop distribution.

An easy to use product, easy to install and capable of processing over 20kg of organic waste in a 3-4 month period, this seems to be a convenient solution and something applicable for even the smallest garden. The kit contains 3 ‘cannon’ tubes, mesh lids to prevent vermin entry and a special plunger to use the space to its maximum.

Compost Cannon is in the Innovator Zone Hall 20 G47, and more details are available on their website www.compostingcannon.com.au