Compost, rotted grass, leaves, twigs and branches, is a dark, crumbly mixture of organic material.
Learn how composting works. Even a newbie can be composted compost of good quality. It can be compared to cooking as part of the art or science. The following seven factors to help you master the art of composting.
1 Material
Decompose after a while 'everything that was once alive, of course. But not all organic products should be composted forhome. To prepare compost, organic material, microorganisms, air, water and a small amount of nitrogen needed.
These items are sure to compost at home:
* Grass cutting
* Ingredients from hedges
* Waste Plant
* Leaves
* Potting soil that is aged
* Branches
* Filter coffee with coffee
* Bags
* Weeds that has not gone to seed
* Plant derived
These items are not safe to compost at home:
* Weedswho has gone to seed
* Dead animals
* Pet feces
* Bread and cereals
* Meat
* Fat
* Cooking Oil
* Fatty foods
* Diseased plants
2 What do I do to make it work
There are small forms of plant and animal life that break down organic material. This life is a microorganism. From a small amount of garden soil or manure is much more than micro-organisms.
Nitrogen, air and water, providing a favorable environment forTo make the microorganisms in the compost pile. The air circulation and keep the water healthy microorganisms and it works. Nitrogen supply the tiny organisms. You may have a small amount of nitrogen to be added to the heap.
Wearing too much nitrogen can kill microbes and too much water will not have enough air in the pile. They can not too much air.
3 Microorganisms benefits
Bacteria are the most efficient producers of compost in your compost pile. They are the first to breakPlant tissue. Then comes the fungi and protozoa, to help with the process. The arthropods such as millipedes, beetles, millipedes and worms that enter the final touch to complete the composting.
4 Smaller is better
The materials will break quickly if the microorganisms have more surface area for eating. Chop the material with a garden chipper, shredder or lawn mower will help them decompose faster.
Stack Size 5
The activity of millions ofMicroorganisms generate heat in the compost pile, but a minimum size of 3 meters by 3 meters by 3-feet for a hot compost pile quickly. Pali which can not restrict the supply of air required for the largest stack for micro-organisms.
Humidity and ventilation 6
If you press a wet sponge with its many air pockets can imagine, this would be the ideal environment for microorganisms in the pile to work better. Pay attention to your pile is composting,Amount of rain or drought, you may have. Water in a drought and, perhaps, turn the pile in a lot of rainy days. The extremes of these two, the balance of the stack. Using a pitchfork would virtually come to this moment.
7 Temperature and time
Keep your stack between 110F and 160F and the beneficial bacteria will love it. Not too cold nor too hot.
The temperature rise over several days, if you maintain a good ratio of carbon and nitrogen to maintain high surfacein a large amount of material, and maintain adequate moisture and aeration.
-L 'importance of compost
Compost + has nutrients, but not a complete fertilizer.
+ Compost provides nutrients in the soil to plant in order to use them.
+ Loosens clay soils and windy
+ Container of water in sandy soils.
With the compost
+ A fertilizer, mix 2 to 5 inches of compost in the gardens each year before planting.
+ Potting mix, add one partCompost into two parts soil.
+ Make your potting mix with equal parts of compost and sand or perlite.
+ A prodcast mulch 2 to 4 inches of compost around annual flowers and vegetables, and up to 5 cm around your trees and shrubs.
+ A top-dressing mix finely sifted compost with sand and sprinkle evenly over the lawn.
The last thing I recommend if you have mastered the art of composting is to consider very seriously, as your fanCompost tea. This elixir will give you results that are difficult to believe.
