COMPOST is simply organic material that has rotted to the point where plants can use the nutrients. Home composting is a way to manage this process so that it is faster and more convenient.
Composting Benefits:
Composting can be done with almost no effort. Composting is just collecting kitchen scraps and leaves and putting them in a pile or bin. Just add equal amounts of kitchen waste and leaves from the autumn leaf drop and... compost happens!
It improves the structure and fertility of garden soil, adds nutrients and helps to prevent plant diseases. Returns nutrients to the soil such as phosphorus, potassium,
magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron and boron.
When added to the soil compost helps promote root development,
enhances retention of water and nutrients, and makes the soil easier to
cultivate.
When used on the surface of the soil as mulch, compost reduces
rainfall run-off, decreases water evaporation from the soil, and helps
to control weeds.
About 40% of the waste we each create is food and yard waste. Composting can also help reduce the amount of materials you send to the landfill and help cut your trash bill down to size. Compost is also a great addition to the soil.
Reduces the smell in your garbage bags. With all that wet stuff
gone, your trash is lighter and less putrid.
Reduce global warming. Food decomposing in the landfill produces
methane, a supercharged greenhouse gas; in your backyard compost bin it
doesn't.
Saves space for longer-lived landfills.
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