Various bacteria, fungi, worms, insects and other living organisms take part in the process of composting, which break down the waste and turn it into organic fertilizer. If you create compost as fertilizer for your garden, it improves the structure of the soil, gives the plants important nutrients and stores moisture. It is one of the methods for producing ecologically pure fruit and vegetables.
Waste that you can add to compost includes fruit and vegetable peels, tea bags, coffee grounds, eggshells, mowed lawns, cut branches, leaves and weeds. However, cooked leftovers are not suitable. These can be meat, fish, dairy products and bones. You should also remove diseased plants as the pathogens remain alive and could infect the soil. This is especially true if yourComposter hiddenand left unattended for a long time.
How long does the composting process take?
In cold weather, it takes at least 9 months for the waste to develop into organic fertilizer. In summer, however, just 3 months are necessary. Since the process slows down during cold seasons, you can expect that the waste you add to the compost pile in the fall will not begin to break down until the spring, extending the process threefold. When making compost, if you notice that the compost is no longer homogeneous as fertilizer, you can remove the coarse waste and then add it back to the pile so that it can continue its decomposition process. If the organic fertilizer is dense and moist, after loosening it is ready to be used in the garden.
Add all organic products except leftover meat
Compost container
A rustic type of compost bin
The sides of the container should definitely have ventilation slots
It is important to ventilate the rotting products and plants
The children can also help
Watering flowers after composting
