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I think with things like bedding plants and hanging baskets after a while you get to know when the mix kind of feels right.

Any shortage of fertiliser is easily remedied with liquid feeding.

 

Last year I tried composting a mixture of just paper from the shredder, green ferns - I have loads that grow like weeds and stinging nettles. I looked at it yesterday, not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised, it is really quite nice, see the picture. That is just seived through my hands so after passing through a 1cm seive would mix quite well with the multipurpose I bought. I got a sack full. This summer I shall do more.
The multipurpose was Gromoor from a local nursery at £7.50 for 60l. Haven't tried it before but it looks good, we'll see how the plants do in it.

Regarding JI composts: The original recipe used loam made by stacking turves upside down in a square heap and letting them rot. The resulting composts were then steam sterilized to prevent diseases and seeds germinating. If you go on the RHS site you can find the recipe if you have room to make it yourself!

 

There you go that is lovely compost you made, Baalmaiden. The big parts (woody bits) just pop back in the compost, if you can break it down with secateurs the better, this is what I do with my hot composter.

I am making leaf mould in old compost bags, with holes in the bottom, I heard this works after a year? I also have 2 very big compost bags with general compost in it, will this break down?

 

You may need to be patient and allow your bagged leaves 2 seasons depending upon their type. If you can shred them (perhaps with a rotary mower ) this helps! Also shake the bags around or sieve/re- bag to expedite

 

Our leaves compost down much more quickly if they’ve been shredded by the mower. Ready the next Spring/summer rather than a year. We also add some if the shredded leaves to the compost bins