"Natural Gardening" Compost 101

Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming.Food scraps and yard waste currently make up 20 to 30 percent of what we throw away, and should be composted instead. Making compost keeps these materials out of landfills where they take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. All the while feeding many people all around the world with some of the healthiest nutritionally dense grown foods. Composting requires only 3 MAIN ingredients, Browns. - dead leaves, dirt, twigs.Greens - This includes materials such as grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, and coffee grounds.
Water - Having the right amount of water, nitrogen, and carbon is important for compost development.
Your compost pile should have an equal amount of browns to greens. You should also alternate layers of organic materials of different-sized particles. The brown materials provide carbon for your compost, the green materials provide nitrogen, and the water provides moisture to help break down the organic matter. Thus in return feeding the bacteria that in return ends up feeding the plants, but well talk about that more as we dive further into this topic. Compost is life and death combined into one beautiful mixture it goes back even before humans it's ancient history in your yard. If everyone invested into turning their waste into compost Wed be one step closer to a better earth!!!