AS EVERY GARDENER KNOWS, YOU NEED A HEALTHY SOIL TO GROW HEALTHY PLANTS, AND THE BEST WAY TO HAVE THAT HEALTHY SOIL IS TO ADD COMPOST EVERY CHANCE YOU GET !! HERE'S HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN AND KEEP THAT SOIL GROWING WONDERFUL PLANTS. Recipe for homemade compost Compost improves soil texture, fertility, and ability to hold water and air. Here's how to make it. INGREDIENTS. Include grass clippings, dead leaves, and vegetable kitchen waste. Don't add diseased plants, plant parts that contain thorns, weed seedheads, or meat, fat, or bones from the kitchen. Chop or shred everything to speed decomposition. I run my lawn mower over fallen leaves. ALTERNATE LAYERS OF BROWN AND GREEN MATTER. Put down a 3-inch layer of brown matter, such as shredded dead leaves, which contain plenty of carbon. Cover it with an equal layer of green matter, like grass clippings, which contain a lot of nitrogen. If you're short on green matter, sprinkle the brown matter with high-nitrogen fertilizer (such as lawn fertilizer). To speed up decomposition in a new pile, add a few shovelfuls of old compost, which already contains bacteria and fungi. KEEP THE PILE MOIST AND AERATED. Sprinkle the pile with water to keep it about as damp as a wrung-out sponge. Use a spading fork or pitchfork to thoroughly mix the ingredients and aerate the pile. When the compost is ready, its texture will be like that of fine soil. If you'd like more info on composting, check out: | |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
COMPOSTING - THE NATURAL WAY TO ADD NUTRIENTS TO SOIL
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