Ever wonder what Habit happens to your food scraps and yard waste after you put them in the trash? Instead of throwing them in the garbage, what would be a much better option? You can turn that waste into some nice (and moist) soil. Its an awesome process known as Composting! Compost is when small little living things (like bacteria and fungi) degrade trash stuff (like fruit peels, egg shells, and leaves), which makes a dark, crumbly material called compost. Besides being beneficial for your garden from a nutritional standpoint, composting is good for the environment because it keeps more waste out of landfills and adds organic material in place of synthetic fertilizer to help plants thrive.
Composting begins with a compost bin. Pretty much a garden compost bin is just a container where your food and yard waste decomposes into compost. A composting bin with good aeration, large enough to contain all your waste, and one that you can easily use for inserting more scrap or taking out the compost is essential. Most compost bins are available in different materials; while some might be made of plastic, others would be built with wood or metal. Above all, it is imperative to the upkeep of your bin is sturdy and secure enough that an animal such as a raccoon or squirrel cannot open it up and make a mess out of you compost.
So, what be', what that actually compost going to with? And just about the only step you can take now is to begin putting your organic waste in a small compost bin. This can be anything from fruit and vegetable wastes, eggshells, coffee grounds to even yard waste ( grass clippings, leaves). Examples of nitrogen-rich materials include: kitchen scraps, fruit and vegetable peels, grounds from coffee beans or tea bags, fresh yard waste (grass clippings without seeds/leaves weeded before they go to seed), manure and liquid fertilizer. Options for carbon rich material such as dry dead grasses(plucked from garden), straw (hay), leaf mulch, rice hulls. No hard paper, shredded paper(carboard even wood chips)~ Every one of these materials helps ensure that your compost is well balanced. Some ingredients work to support the tens of thousands of tiny living things that will break down waste; carbon-rich materials such as leaves and paper keep compost structure, while nitrogen-rich items like food scraps and grass clippings energy.
Now you have a good blend of organic matter inside your bin, it is time to start the composting process! This Habit is done by adding some water and turning the pile so that air can pass through. This air, is super important because it helps the tiny living things break down the waste faster. Over time, you will see that your compost is darkening and becomes the crumbly rich soil-ready for flowers like tulips or daylilies, herbs or vegetables.
So, if composting is all new to you and building your fancy DIY composting system sounds like great fun to be had by one and all then I have good news. You Habit could build something as simple as a cinder block or stone wall to make a little compost bin, or use salvaged materials like wood pallets and straw bales. Have a compost box of at least 3x3ft in size, and always leave some gap beneath it for air inflow. Scavenging some scrap wood or building a lid out of a tarp will help with this.
Once your compost box or some other contraption is built and you have it all good to go, begin putting the various organic rubbishes within with ample amount of water. If you have any soil or compost from yacon the previous year, add a handful of it to inoculate with the beneficial micro-organisms that break down the lignin. Use a pitchfork or shovel to lift the pile and turn it once a week. This keeps it all mixing and allows the bacteria to get to work even quicker. In no time, you will have your very own nutrient dense making a compost bin ready to feed your plants!
Your indoor compost bin is a great way to keep more of your waste out of the trash while also making fertilizer for houseplants. Indoor composting can also be done very easily with a small bin or even just a container that has a lid! Some of the things you can add to your bin that are great for composting include vegetable scraps. coffee grounds, and shredded paper. Do not, however, include any type of meat or dairy products as they will begin to rot and draw insects and create bad smells. And you can even use a compost accelerator to help it if you want it quicker!
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