Compost is completely naturally
recycled everyday garden &
household material. It is the end
product of the decomposition of organic
matter. It is basically nothing more
than broken down plant matter that's
decomposed naturally. When finished,
compost is the dark colored, rich,
crumbling material that works well to
help grow more healthy plants .
It is ABSOLUTELY worth making the
effort to produce your own compost.
Best of all it's really cheap to make
and is one of the fundamental basics of
organic gardening. Some people think
compost is a just a bunch of manure but
in reality it's nothing like that at
all. In my opinion, no compost is as
high-quality as that which you make at
home in your own back yard. Making
compost is very similar to making a
cake - just follow the process. When
the compost is ready for use it has a
loose, crumbly texture throughout the
pile, it is dark brown, and
earthy-smelling.
Composting can be as
simple as just making a compost pile
somewhere in your garden. It's best to
choose a location that will be easy to
access when adding materials to your
pile, so that you'll use it, and to
make distributing the finished compost
as easy as possible. You can recycle
many otherwise waste materials but
should avoid adding invasive weeds and
weeds that have gone to seed. Because
the piles are exposed to light,
earthworms, very valuable little
helpers, will migrate towards the
bottom of the pile. Whilst a simple
heap will work well, you can keep your
composting area tidy by making
composting bays or using a compost bin
to keep your garden neater and to speed
up the process. However, a simple open
heap of organic matter piled into a
corner of the garden will decompose
slowly and eventually produce perfectly
good compost. Simply insert a thick
enough stick into your heap & check
it periodically. When you pull out the
stick and it is no longer warm, you can
start turning over the heap with a
spade. Mature compost is ready for
application after about 3 months when
it has become dark in color and
crumbly. When the temperature in a
compost heap drops to about 115 degrees
F to 120 degrees F, the compost is
ready to be used on the garden or
farm.
So we've seen that
compost is a humus containing soil
improvement material which is produced
when organic materials such as
bio-wastes and sewage sludges are
composted. Potential uses for compost
include being applied as peat or
potting medium. Generally, a mix of
fine and course grades of compost is
great for helping to control
erosion.
This website provides
you all you really need to know about
making your own compost. If you want to
know more, then %WORLDS_BEST_COMPOST%
is a great source of more detail. So
read on & start your pile today.
You'll be pleased you did.
