It takes thousands of year to build good soil naturally. Composting helps bring new balance to your soil in 5 to 10 years when added regularly to you existing soil.
What can good compost add to your soils that increses their effective use?
A good compost can add anthropods, worms, and humus to the soil. It is the best soil admendment that you can add to any soil. It will loosen clay soils and help sandy soils retain water and this as research shows allows you to grow healthier grass, heavier vegetable and fruit yields from your garden and even allow flowers to be healthier and more productive. Compost fertilizes in the way a slow release fertilizer does, has higher water holding capacity, loosens soil for better root growth and makes your soil more organically active. More actice soils are healthier soils, helping break down nutrients to be used by plants, grinding down rocks and pebbles over time.
Your home made compost has more diverse nutrient ingredients in it than does store bought compost, which is usually, dirt and a small amount of composted cow dung.
Our country throws away to the garbage collectors over 1200 pounds of compostable materials per household that could be vialble in our soils. 25% of our overcrowded landfills are from yard trimmings and food scraps.
You have all the items you need for a simple compost recipie. Moisture + air + water + browns + greens.
Greens: vegetables, grass clippings, coffee grounds, tea bags.
Browns: clean paper, cardboard, hay, shredded newpapers.
Some no-no's : meat, oil, pet waste, egg yolks.
And compost done correctly does NOT smell.
Easy to see why all of us should have a small or large composr pile for us to be better gardeners and citizens.
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