Build A Compost - Make Your Own Compost
Build A Compost - Make Your Own Compost
by Wayne Allen
Gardening is a great activity that is either a hobby or a way to provide fresh food to the table. The quality of your harvest will depend on the kind of soil you have in your garden. If it is not very good, then you will want to build a compost [http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/ri2].
A compost will give your garden soil the nutrients it needs to make sure that what you grow there will be the best in can be. No garden is truly complete without having one. It is just what your soil needs. A compost will bring the nutrients and the fertilizer your garden needs, and all done from the area of your backyard. It will also make sure that there is a good moisture balance for your soil.
To begin building your compost, you need to decide where you are going to put it. Put it in an area that is close to your garden, and even to your kitchen. But, you are going to want to keep it out of sight so that some won't think it is an eyesore.
Chicken wire and a few stakes will build you a nice compost pile. It will hold enough organic material and also will be large enough for you to turn it over with a pitch fork or a shovel. You want enough stakes to hold it up so it won't sag under the weight of the contents.
You should be able now to dump any grass clippings you have in the compost. The chicken wire will support it, and you now can add your different items to it. Make your compost at least a few feet across so you can add a good volume of organic material to it.
You can even make an old bin from wood and pallets that won't be used anymore. Make it the size you need and, for easy access to the compost, add a lid with a hinge. It will keep the weather out too.
What you add to your compost is very important. Grass clippings and old plant material along with dry leaves make up the most part of the compost. Make sure there is a good mix of all those materials, but, make sure that you don't add too much green stuff to the mix since that will make the compost have a bad smell.
Do not add meat or dairy into the compost. The bacteria and harmful other germs from fecal matter will potentially harm your garden and you. Take care when you build a compost for your garden.
by Wayne Allen
Gardening is a great activity that is either a hobby or a way to provide fresh food to the table. The quality of your harvest will depend on the kind of soil you have in your garden. If it is not very good, then you will want to build a compost [http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/ri2].
A compost will give your garden soil the nutrients it needs to make sure that what you grow there will be the best in can be. No garden is truly complete without having one. It is just what your soil needs. A compost will bring the nutrients and the fertilizer your garden needs, and all done from the area of your backyard. It will also make sure that there is a good moisture balance for your soil.
To begin building your compost, you need to decide where you are going to put it. Put it in an area that is close to your garden, and even to your kitchen. But, you are going to want to keep it out of sight so that some won't think it is an eyesore.
Chicken wire and a few stakes will build you a nice compost pile. It will hold enough organic material and also will be large enough for you to turn it over with a pitch fork or a shovel. You want enough stakes to hold it up so it won't sag under the weight of the contents.
You should be able now to dump any grass clippings you have in the compost. The chicken wire will support it, and you now can add your different items to it. Make your compost at least a few feet across so you can add a good volume of organic material to it.
You can even make an old bin from wood and pallets that won't be used anymore. Make it the size you need and, for easy access to the compost, add a lid with a hinge. It will keep the weather out too.
What you add to your compost is very important. Grass clippings and old plant material along with dry leaves make up the most part of the compost. Make sure there is a good mix of all those materials, but, make sure that you don't add too much green stuff to the mix since that will make the compost have a bad smell.
Do not add meat or dairy into the compost. The bacteria and harmful other germs from fecal matter will potentially harm your garden and you. Take care when you build a compost for your garden.
