Hints To Make Composting Simpler Than You Could Have Thought Feasible
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By Flo Johnson
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Composting happens no matter how you make the compost heap or how much concentration you give to it. There are almost as many ways to create a compost pile as there are gardeners. Each person has their own system of doing this, but all will work and provide you rich, fruitful compost to enrich your garden. These are some simple ways to create your own fertile and soil-enriching compost.
Tossing your organic waste into a heap is the first way. Building a bin or buying a container is not necessary, just toss it in the heap. In your heap you can include all of your yard excess including crops, leaves, grass clippings, and pulled weeds. Fruits, vegetables, paper products, and general table scraps are terrific to add after this foundation has been formed, though dairy and meat products should never go into your pile. All you need after this is patience. Compost will begin to form at the bottom of the pile. As decomposition takes effect, bacteria and worms will make their way up from the foundation and after a while, the top of the pile will begin to decay.
If you have access to some straw bales, this can spark another way to make compost easily. Make a simple bin to hold the compost ingredients by stacking the straw bales two high into a 3-sided pen. You will most likely need about 10 bales. The bales will not only hold the compost, but will help hold in heat and moisture as the compost begins to work. Make loose layers of both brown and green ingredients, and every so often add a layer of soil. Within a couple of years the bales will decompose and become part of the compost; the materials from your old straw bale bin will work fantastically in your new one; and the cycle continues.
Shovel compost is another method that has proven results. If you only have a small amount of waste, this is the method for you. Start by digging a hole in your garden bed in a place where you think the soil could use a little boost. Chuck your kitchen scraps in the hole, cut them up with the shovel tip, and cover the hole with dirt. The organic matter will become compost, with no extra work on your part at all! You can do this in your garden beds also, and next year have a richer soil for your vegetables to enjoy.
In all of these methods, the ingredients and how they mix are of the utmost importance. You should always include fresh green matter, dried brown organic matter such as leaves, and soil. Green matter should include grass clippings, kitchen scraps, weeds, or flowers. The dried brown matter includes sawdust, newspaper, paper towels, or leaves. In place of soil, feel free to add manure or old compost to give your compost an extra boost by increasing the amount of microorganisms and worms to the mix.
Build your compost with balanced amounts of these three types of materials and soon you will be using your own rich black compost to feed anything your garden grows.
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