Not Convinced About Compost
If you’ve thought about making your own compost but haven’t got around to it or you’re not quite sure where to start, then read this post on just how easy it is to make compost:
At its simplest, you just pile up organic matter somewhere and leave it alone. That works. I swear. That’s all you have to do to get compost. Of course you can make it more complicated than that if you want to. You can get very scientific about the proportions of "brown" and "green" materials, about the difference between "hot" and "cold" composting, "aerobic" and "anaerobic decomposition". You can buy a compost bin or a tumbler or a wormery if you want. Or you can forget all that stuff for now and keep it simple.
Once you’ve got your compost working there are a couple of things you can do with it:
Well you can dig it into your garden soil to improve its quality. If your soil is either clayey or sandy compost will improve its texture making the clay soil less heavy and the sandy soil less light. Compost also adds precious nutrients to your soil which will make your plants healthier without needing artificial fertiliser.
Compost also makes a good mulch. Just spread it about on top of the soil and it will prevent water from evaporating too quickly and it is said deter some pests, although that doesn’t tally with my experience. In time the worms will take the compost down into the soil so you get the same benefits as digging it in without the hard work.
If you want a few more details on how to make compost then you can read this previous post on how to start a worm farm and why you’d want to use mulch in your garden.
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