Showing posts with label composting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label composting. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Methods For Starting Your Own Compost
Gardening is without question lots of fun and extremely rewarding. You're able to plant little seeds in your yard, and if you're lucky, watch them become big plants with plenty of flowers, fruits, or vegetables. Your green thumb can help your plants come to fruition and that is certainly a good reward. But along with your successful planting comes a requirement to prune, thin out, and cull as well as eliminate the spent plants.
Should this all end up in the garbage so it can be hauled to the landfill? Well, the diseased plants as well as the weeds should, but whatever else . should go within your own compost pile or bin. Composting is an excellent strategy to manage the garden pruning, tree trimmings, grass clippings, and also kitchen scraps.
There's 2 very good explanations why you should compost.
1. It keeps the yard and kitchen waste away from the landfills where it has a difficult experience breaking down together with the plastic as well as other non-compostable stuff around it.
2. Composted scraps decompose and turn into a gardener's ace in the hole for next year's crop... "black gold". This nutrient-rich compost is exactly what your tired topsoil needs and it is a perfect way to keep the cycle of life going.
To start composting, you utilize a bin or two, instead of open piles. Bins help the piles to warm up quicker and longer, which motivates the waste to decompose faster. Plus, closed bins discourage little critters from coming along and feasting on all the goodies that comprise your compost.
You'll find a compost bin at your neighborhood garden store or online, even though they tend to be on the expensive side, they may make you some good compost faster. You can also make your own compost bins with directions you can find on the net or using your own creativeness. You may even drill quite a few holes in a plastic waste can for aeration and make use of that. As soon as the pile requires turning, fasten the top down with a bungee cord, lay it on it's side and move it around some.
Once you've got your compost bin, you'll want to build a stack of brown, green, and garden soil with manure.
Brown = Dead leaves, prunings, spent vegetation, small twigs.
Green = Veggie scraps, coffee grounds, crushed egg shells, used tea bags from your kitchen area.
Bones and other meat leftovers don't belong in your compost pile simply because they appeal to wild animals.
Should your compost pile smells, you'll need to adjust the quantities of whatever you have in it. The rule of thumb is to add equal amounts of the brown, green, and soil. Whenever you dispose of some thing on the pile, like peelings from your potatoes and carrots, as well as the spinach your son or daughter declined to consume, begin to add some some soil and brown foliage also.
It might take some time for the compost to breakdown, so you might wish to have two bins going. 1 will be the bin that's more aged and it is rather busy turning into compost, the other is a bin for your newest stuff.
As soon as your compost is ready, you'll know it. It'll be a dark color, smell good, and look like the nicest top soil you have ever seen. Just spread it around your garden plants and simply watch them grow.
Composting is not a very difficult venture. It does take a small amount of knowledge and some patience. For tips visit kitchencomposterblog.com
Should this all end up in the garbage so it can be hauled to the landfill? Well, the diseased plants as well as the weeds should, but whatever else . should go within your own compost pile or bin. Composting is an excellent strategy to manage the garden pruning, tree trimmings, grass clippings, and also kitchen scraps.
There's 2 very good explanations why you should compost.
1. It keeps the yard and kitchen waste away from the landfills where it has a difficult experience breaking down together with the plastic as well as other non-compostable stuff around it.
2. Composted scraps decompose and turn into a gardener's ace in the hole for next year's crop... "black gold". This nutrient-rich compost is exactly what your tired topsoil needs and it is a perfect way to keep the cycle of life going.
To start composting, you utilize a bin or two, instead of open piles. Bins help the piles to warm up quicker and longer, which motivates the waste to decompose faster. Plus, closed bins discourage little critters from coming along and feasting on all the goodies that comprise your compost.
You'll find a compost bin at your neighborhood garden store or online, even though they tend to be on the expensive side, they may make you some good compost faster. You can also make your own compost bins with directions you can find on the net or using your own creativeness. You may even drill quite a few holes in a plastic waste can for aeration and make use of that. As soon as the pile requires turning, fasten the top down with a bungee cord, lay it on it's side and move it around some.
Once you've got your compost bin, you'll want to build a stack of brown, green, and garden soil with manure.
Brown = Dead leaves, prunings, spent vegetation, small twigs.
Green = Veggie scraps, coffee grounds, crushed egg shells, used tea bags from your kitchen area.
Bones and other meat leftovers don't belong in your compost pile simply because they appeal to wild animals.
Should your compost pile smells, you'll need to adjust the quantities of whatever you have in it. The rule of thumb is to add equal amounts of the brown, green, and soil. Whenever you dispose of some thing on the pile, like peelings from your potatoes and carrots, as well as the spinach your son or daughter declined to consume, begin to add some some soil and brown foliage also.
It might take some time for the compost to breakdown, so you might wish to have two bins going. 1 will be the bin that's more aged and it is rather busy turning into compost, the other is a bin for your newest stuff.
As soon as your compost is ready, you'll know it. It'll be a dark color, smell good, and look like the nicest top soil you have ever seen. Just spread it around your garden plants and simply watch them grow.
Composting is not a very difficult venture. It does take a small amount of knowledge and some patience. For tips visit kitchencomposterblog.com
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Build A Compost - Secrets
Building a compost is not very difficult. The main thing that you will need is patience. It does not happen over night but it is worth the wait.
There are tumblers the can be used to speed up the process. Even the best tumbler takes about three to four weeks.
Just pick out an unused part of the yard, maybe out of sight even. A compost pile does not produce any odor, if it is done right. It can be unsightly though.
Once your spot is picked out then it's time to start composting. Begin with a nice layer of sticks or some kind of course material. This will supply good aeration from the bottom of the pile.
The next layer start with green matter. There is really no good reason to start with green matter you can just as easily start with brown matter but you are going to alternate to make layers.
Green matter items from your kitchen, vegetables, fruit peels, coffee grounds and there filters, nut shells. Just about any kitchen waste will qualify.
Brown matter is the items that will come from outside. Leaves, sawdust, wood chips, paper items (simple black and white print only), and sticks laying around in the yard.
After these two layers add another aeration layer. hay, sticks, straw or anything else course you can think of.
After the materials have been added put a little moisture on the pile. Not to much, think of a damp sponge.
You might add a handful of dirt every once in a while as dirt contains microbes that will help kick the compost process into gear.
Then after you build a compost stack you will just need to be patient. You will have rich compost to spread over your plants in no time.
When the items begin to break down compost will be formed. But it does take a while so you should be patient. Your garden plants will love compost fertilizer, it's well worth the wait. Click here for Free information on how to build a compost.
There are tumblers the can be used to speed up the process. Even the best tumbler takes about three to four weeks.
Just pick out an unused part of the yard, maybe out of sight even. A compost pile does not produce any odor, if it is done right. It can be unsightly though.
Once your spot is picked out then it's time to start composting. Begin with a nice layer of sticks or some kind of course material. This will supply good aeration from the bottom of the pile.
The next layer start with green matter. There is really no good reason to start with green matter you can just as easily start with brown matter but you are going to alternate to make layers.
Green matter items from your kitchen, vegetables, fruit peels, coffee grounds and there filters, nut shells. Just about any kitchen waste will qualify.
Brown matter is the items that will come from outside. Leaves, sawdust, wood chips, paper items (simple black and white print only), and sticks laying around in the yard.
After these two layers add another aeration layer. hay, sticks, straw or anything else course you can think of.
After the materials have been added put a little moisture on the pile. Not to much, think of a damp sponge.
You might add a handful of dirt every once in a while as dirt contains microbes that will help kick the compost process into gear.
Then after you build a compost stack you will just need to be patient. You will have rich compost to spread over your plants in no time.
When the items begin to break down compost will be formed. But it does take a while so you should be patient. Your garden plants will love compost fertilizer, it's well worth the wait. Click here for Free information on how to build a compost.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Composting Your Scraps Can Keep The Planet Green
Gardening can be lots of fun and very rewarding. You get to plant little seeds in the ground, and if you're lucky, watch them grow into big plants with lots of flowers, fruits, or vegetables. Your green thumb can help your plants to grow and that is a nice reward. But along with your planting comes a need to prune, thin out, and cull as well as get rid of the spent plants.
Should waste be put in garbage to be hauled to the landfill. The diseased plants and the weeds should, but everything else can go in your very own compost pile. Composting is an excellent way to take care of your garden pruning, tree trimmings, grass clippings, and even kitchen scraps.
There are two good reasons why you should be composting your scraps.
It keeps the kitchen and yard waste out of the landfills where it has a hard time breaking down with all the plastic and other non-compostable stuff around it.
Composted scraps break-down and turn into a gardener's secret weapon for next year's crop... "black gold". This nutrient-rich compost is just what your tired topsoil needs and is the perfect way to keep the cycle of life going.
To start composting, you use a bin or two, rather than open piles. Bins help the piles to heat up longer and quicker, which helps the waste to decompose quicker. Closed bins also will discourage little critters from coming along and feasting on all the goodies that make up your compost.
You can find a compost bin at your local garden store or online, and while they tend to be on the expensive side, they may make you some good compost faster. You can also make your own compost bins with instructions you can fine online or using your own imagination. You can even drill some holes in a plastic garbage can for aeration and use that. When the pile needs turning, fasten the lid down with a bungee cord, lay it on it's side and roll it around some.
Once you have your compost bin, you need to create a pile of brown, green, and soil with manure. Brown is Dead leaves, prunings, spent plants, smallish twigs. Green is Veggie scraps, coffee grounds, crushed egg shells, used tea bags from the kitchen.
Bones and other meat leftovers do not belong in your compost pile because they attract wildlife.
If your compost pile smells, then you need to adjust the amounts of what you have in it. The rule of thumb is to add equal amounts of the green, brown and dirt. When you throw something on the pile, like peelings from your carrots and potatoes, plus the broccoli your son refused to eat, then add some dirt and brown leaves as well.
It might take some time for your compost to break down, so you might want to have two bins going. One will be the bin that is older and is busy turning into compost, the other is a bin for the newest stuff.
When composting your scraps is done, you will know it. It will have a dark color, smell good, and look like the best top soil you've ever seen. Go ahead and spread it around your plants and garden and watch it grow. Compost is a natural fertilizer that your plants will love.
Should waste be put in garbage to be hauled to the landfill. The diseased plants and the weeds should, but everything else can go in your very own compost pile. Composting is an excellent way to take care of your garden pruning, tree trimmings, grass clippings, and even kitchen scraps.
There are two good reasons why you should be composting your scraps.
It keeps the kitchen and yard waste out of the landfills where it has a hard time breaking down with all the plastic and other non-compostable stuff around it.
Composted scraps break-down and turn into a gardener's secret weapon for next year's crop... "black gold". This nutrient-rich compost is just what your tired topsoil needs and is the perfect way to keep the cycle of life going.
To start composting, you use a bin or two, rather than open piles. Bins help the piles to heat up longer and quicker, which helps the waste to decompose quicker. Closed bins also will discourage little critters from coming along and feasting on all the goodies that make up your compost.
You can find a compost bin at your local garden store or online, and while they tend to be on the expensive side, they may make you some good compost faster. You can also make your own compost bins with instructions you can fine online or using your own imagination. You can even drill some holes in a plastic garbage can for aeration and use that. When the pile needs turning, fasten the lid down with a bungee cord, lay it on it's side and roll it around some.
Once you have your compost bin, you need to create a pile of brown, green, and soil with manure. Brown is Dead leaves, prunings, spent plants, smallish twigs. Green is Veggie scraps, coffee grounds, crushed egg shells, used tea bags from the kitchen.
Bones and other meat leftovers do not belong in your compost pile because they attract wildlife.
If your compost pile smells, then you need to adjust the amounts of what you have in it. The rule of thumb is to add equal amounts of the green, brown and dirt. When you throw something on the pile, like peelings from your carrots and potatoes, plus the broccoli your son refused to eat, then add some dirt and brown leaves as well.
It might take some time for your compost to break down, so you might want to have two bins going. One will be the bin that is older and is busy turning into compost, the other is a bin for the newest stuff.
When composting your scraps is done, you will know it. It will have a dark color, smell good, and look like the best top soil you've ever seen. Go ahead and spread it around your plants and garden and watch it grow. Compost is a natural fertilizer that your plants will love.
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