Dark-colored, fresh-smelling, home-made, nutrient-rich, organically-decomposed humus is what backyard compost is. The end-products result from the composter's household and yard debris decomposing through said person's participation and supervision.
No. Composting requires materials that are usually waste (kitchen scraps, newspaper) or offered by nature (leaves). Some people prefer to buy compost tumblers but these are not necessary to compost.
Variable is the amount of compost in a bag. The quantity responds to the source and the type, with organic compost tending to cost more and supply less. Many backyard gardeners nevertheless like the notion of 40-pound (18-14-kilogram) bags, which is often the preferred weight of store-bought soil.
Aesthetics, convenience, and environmentalism are what is helpful about compost pits. The structures in question involve the placement of compostable, decomposable, recyclable materials into a hole dug in the ground. Such a way of producing dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient-rich organic matter known as compost and humus within about a year requires no construction or maintenance -- as in the case of compost bins -- and resists the pesty, windy challenges of a backyard, uncontained compost heap or pile.
use the soil on ur backyard. Pumpkins thrive more in a compost of manure and grass trimmings mixed in with what soil you till.
No, plastic bags cannot be turned into compost in a backyard pile but yes, compostable plastic bags can be composted in a commercial or industrial composting facility.Specifically, compostable plastic bags are a recent phenomenon. They are popular with environmentally conscious citizens who do not have access to reusable bags. That they are compostable refers to their decomposition with the help of large-scale commercial and industrial processes, not to their compostability in a homeowner's backyard pile.
Yes, pasta can be put in a compost pile. The food in question must not be contaminated, mixed with dairy products or meats, or soaked in greases or oils. Despite these prescriptions, there will be some people involved in backyard or counter composting who prefer to just not include pasta.
A compost pile is compost in a pile or heap. a compost pit is compost in a pit or hole in the ground.
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Cedar Grove offers several kinds of compost. They sell landscape mulch, organic compost, compost with manure and compost mixed with sand. One can order the compost online.
A backyard, kitchen, neighborhood or school food composting site is a way to help compost food. Food leftovers and kitchen scraps may be incorporated into compost containers, heaps, piles or pits located in such individualized locations as backyards or in such public sites as community centers or school gardens. They also may be processed at any of the above-mentioned locations through vermicomposting containers that hold scrap-eating, nutrient-excreting worms.
No word is exactly opposite of "compost". Most object nouns have no opposite except for the combination of "not + (that object)". Not compost is opposite of compost.
There is no need to mix old and new compost. Old compost ,if ready, should be used on its own. New material will take time to rot down to compost.