How About Making Organic Compost All By Yourself? | 14 Oct, 2018

Are you fond of gardening? Do you love the flowers and plants in your garden and want them to look their best and be their best? Why not try giving them a organic treatment with organic compost. Some of the benefits of using organic compost instead of fertilizers laden with chemicals are: 1) It enhances soil structure and helps in holding the right amount of required moisture for the plants, for their growth.

2) It controls the weed growth and ascertains that all the nutrients of the soil reach the plant. 3) It contains the right amount of nitrates that improve soil fertility.

You can easily make it with the help of this step by step procedure to make your very own garden compost at home - 1) Choose a suitable place first. Ideally, it should be a good location and away from your house, as it may get too smelly. It shouldn't be too sunny or shady but it should have easy access to water and air.

2) Adding your materials to the pit. You can put all vegetable scraps, egg shells, waste from the garden (such as leaves or grass clippings), etc. Manure is an essential and integral part of the mix but it should be only from the grass-fed animals since the waste of carnivorous animals contains harmful microbes.

Wood chips is a great addition. It is essential to have brown and green matter in equal proportions with sufficient water so that the good bacteria starts breeding.

3) Keep a regular watch. It is important to look after its maintenance. The compost should be turned around every week so as to aerate the mixture and give some room for the bacteria to grow sufficiently and properly. Keep adding water as well. But ensure that the entire mixture is not too wet or dry. It takes 2-3 months for it to be ready. When it is semi-dry, and has a pleasant earthy smell to it, you must know that its a sign. You can use it.

Mix this nutrient-rich compost with the soil to give your plants a boost of nutrients.