The Compost Ball - The Ideal Compost Maker For Your Garden
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By Patricia Wainwright
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It does look like a ball - but the compost ball is really a compost tumbler shaped like a ball. While the barrel design is the more popular - the compost ball is just as good in creating compost, in even a shorter time. It even makes composting more enjoyable in many ways.
Uses of the Compost Ball
Compost tumblers like the round compost ball are for making and mixing compost without the back-breaking use of the pitchfork. The compost ball is actually the simplest form of the compost tumbler and is the easiest to move around. You simply fill the compost ball with your compost materials and roll it around your yard to mix it. With the compost ball, making compost has additional priceless benefits - you get to do an aerobic exercise for your health or you can play football with your young kids for quality family time.
You can also train your dog to do the rolling and composting becomes a bonding time with your best friend, if you consider your dog as such. When the compost has been made, you just roll the compost ball to the areas in your garden requiring compost. A compost ball, especially the smaller ones, can create finished compost in as little as four weeks.
Why the need for a compost ball or a compost tumbler in general? If left in the open, compost dries quickly. For compost to be useful, it has to be kept damp. The compost ball protects the compost from the elements, particularly being drenched with excess water and protects it also from the intrusion of rodents, insects, and other animals. The compost ball locks the smell of compost inside, preventing stress that may be caused by complaining neighbors and family members. It turns and mixes the compost ingredients well - and in the processing aerating it. A compost ball facilitates the collection of compost tea, the nutrient-filled liquid from compost and its dispensing directly into the soil.
Sizes of Compost Balls
While compost balls are generally small in size, there are compost balls that are 44 inch in diameter with an empty weight of 30 pounds, made of polyethylene plastic material and colored black for easier absorption of the heat of the sun - resulting in faster compost production. Despite a bigger size, it is also highly mobile because of its round shape.
Consider and appreciate the benefits of the round compost ball for it may be the perfect compost maker for your garden. The compost ball certainly creates a lush garden and a greener world.
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Author Bio Box: Patricia Wainwright
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