Build a Compost Pile
A Compost Pile will aid easy composting of your garden and household waste. A Compost Pile is a collection of various organic materials that serves as a habitat for a variety of friendly microorganisms. A Compost Pile is natural composting at the most basic level. However, it is very effective in turning large amounts of garbage into nutrient-rich compost. Compost piles can either be unconstrained heaps or can be contained by a compost bin.
Step-by-Step Guide:
1. Select an appropriate site in your garden.
2. Begin a very elementary compost heap by just piling up leaves and grass clippings. This pile will decompose naturally in six months.
3. The pile should be a minimum of three feet wide and deep. This allows critical mass to heat up the center.
4. Aim for a right balance of browns or carbon material and greens or nitrogen material. Try for a balance of one part green to two parts brown.
5. Layer your pile. Add 4 inches of leaves, then 1 inch of your garden soil. Next add 2 inches of green, then brown, then green in alternate layers.
6. Dampen the pile with water; it should be as wet as a wrung-out sponge.
7. Turn with a fork one week after building your pile. Continuously add kitchen waste.
8. Keep turning the pile on a weekly basis for quicker composting. Turning it often also aerates the center.
9. Dig out brown crumbly compost from the bottom of the pile. Leave partially composted matter; it will shrink as it turns into compost.
The ultimate goal should be to make a uniform pile. It is best if everything is dried up and completely dead before it is put in the compost pile.
Cold and Hot:
A Compost Pile can either be cold or Hot. Cold Composting involves throwing an assemblage of dead material in an unwieldy pile and letting it rot at its own pace. With cold composting you spend as much or as little time, energy and money on your compost pile as you desire, where as a hot compost pile demands constant management. This is controlled rotting where you maximize the potential of your pile and acquire finished compost at a faster rate.
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