There are so many benefits to home composting. Not only does it get ride of kitchen waste and garden waste, it helps create the best most perfect soil for growing your veggies, flowers and all other plants. Even if you don't have a green thumb, composting will take you to a new gardening level. Many people don't know how to compost correctly or are scared of the smell or sight. In reality compost smells good and is good for your garden. It will help your plants grow stronger wihout the use of pesticides, or chemical fertlizers. It will also reduce your household trash. Composting will help save you money in three ways, reducing the amount you spend of waste, reducing the amount you spend on chemicals and reducing the amount you spend on buying soil or soil amendments! You will gain, bigger flowers, better food production and healthier soil and it's better for the environment to boot!
How do you do it?
Start small, and add kitchen waste to a designated garden area. Make sure you turn the compost and keep adding waste and garden clippings. By turning over the compost you will make it heat up and break down easier. You can even add grass clipping to this pile. The secret is not to just let it sit there an rot, be sure to turn it and keep adding to it and you will have wonderful compost in no time! For more in dept info on composting please see the link below:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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