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How to Make Your Own Organic Compost

Finished compost is dark, rich in nutrients, and crumbly. Compost is made from many different things such as recycled garden and kitchen waste, and can also include paper products. Compost has many benefits to a garden, including helping root growth, increasing the yield of the garden, and helping to hold water in the soil. Close to 40% of the average trashcan contents are suitable for making compost.

Some consider compost making to be a complex process, but it’s rather simple it the long run. All you really need to do is supply to proper ingredients and then let nature take over … Continue Reading

What is Organic Compost?

Compost is a huge part of organic gardening, and can determine a large part of the outcome of your crops. Organic compost is a combination of organic matter and / or manure, which after decomposing resembles a rich soil. Compost is very healthy for plants and may look gross, smelly, rotten and dirty, yet isn’t.

An organic compost pile

Compost doesn’t only provide great nutrition to your plants, but it also holds water in the soil so that your plants are always properly hydrated. Compost also assists with soil drainage which helps prevent rot and … Continue Reading