Shown above is the pipe filled with semi-composted material. This will take some time to compost fully. As mentioned earlier - you can transfer this into the Leave-It Pot or into any other container that allows aeration. Emptying your Gamlas makes it possible to start using them for dumping fresh waste again..

Once you have set aside a pile of semi-composted material in a seperate container, it can take from 45 - 90 days to completely compost. The composting period is dependent on many factors - moisture content, aeration, composition of matter and weather. But eventually compost will happen - so do not worry!

It should be dark in colour and smell like freshly dug earth and should be a little moist. It is now ready to be passed through a seive (like the one shown on the right). Fully composted material when passed through a seive will look like the picture shown below. Leave this to air for another 5 days before using it in the garden. This is just a precautionary measure. Very sensitive plants may be overwhelmed with fresh compost. (Overdose of tonic!) Compost must be used appropriately.

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