Misconceptions Surrounding Composting
Misconceptions Surrounding Composting
Composting can benefit your garden and the planet (when done on a large scale) in many ways. A lot of people may shy away from composting because of some common myths or misconceptions. Listed below are some of the most common untruths followed by the real information.
* Composting is creating new dirt. Actually composting is not dirt, soil, or earth but it is humus – decayed matter that provides nutrients to soil. * It takes a lot of time and effort to compost. Once you have your compost bin set- up all you will only have to add new materials and turn or rotate the piles once in a two day period. * Having a compost is too smelly. If your compost bin has a bad odor, something is wrong. You need to ensure there is enough air circulation and the right combination of green and brown foods. * If I have a compost in my back yard, animals are going to come and dig through it. If you have a cover for your compost bin and ensure a good layer of brown food (at least one inch) is on the top you will not have any animal control problems. * If I don't measure the exact ratio of green to brown food it will not work. Composting is not an exact science if you add more green food one week and then balance it out with additional brown food the next week – that is fine. You will be able to tell with time what your compost pile is lacking or needing.
Composting is easy, environmentally friendly, and an inexpensive way to fertilize your lawn, garden, or house plants. With some time and patience your mature compost will be ready to use anywhere from one month to one year.
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... material and put it in you compost bin. Follow it up with two piles of brown materials. Keep this gong until you have a nice pile of leaves and grass that measures about three feet. At this high, you probably have a base measuring 3 feet also. One good thing of having this large a compost pile is that ...
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... composting, there are still exceptions to organic materials. Never include diseased plants in your compost pit, as well as any form of weed. Also part of the list of things that you are not supposed to include as composting material include dead animals, feces of your pets, bread, meat parts, dairy products, ...
... talking about. Although, this technique is not the backyard variety but rather a more laboratory or industrial type variety, I still find it a good reason why we should make composts. There have been studies which indicate that using compost can suppress the growth of diseases in crops. Other studies ...
... cure. The length of curing will depend on your intended use of the finished product. To eliminate any larger pieces of organic matter that did not break down use a screen to sift them out. But if you follow the rule of not putting in anything that is larger than three inches this should not happen. A ...
... that is isn't put in as one large clump * Manure (from a horse, pig, or cow) * Tree leaves, cutting or chipping them helps them break down faster * Newspaper (considered brown food), cut into strips. Do not use the glossy pages and do not add too much (it can dry out the pile) * Pine needles and pine ...