1. Composting is what happens when micro-organisms, fungi and small creatures, such as insects and worms, process organic material so that it rots and is converted into a soil-like substance known as compost.
2. Compost is top-notch for both fertilizing the soil and for improving its condition. It can also help soil to hold water in dry weather and provides your plants with a great environment in which to prosper.
3. There are various systems for composting, both inside and out-of-doors. Find which of these systems will suit you and your requirements.
4. Composting can be complex and time-consuming, or it can be straightforward, with minimum physical labour. It's your decision.
5. Composting can be low cost or costly depending on how serious you are about it and on your level of skill in the DIY dept
6. It is handy to get a beginners' composting book if you're just starting out. You can read it in your hammock while the compost is decaying.
7. Composting is now part of the reduce, re-use, re-cycle, phenomenon, so even if you have a garden or even if you do not like gardening, you can still compost and be helping the broader community by reducing your land-fill contribution.
8. Compost is only as great as the ingredients you put into it. Good ingredients = Good compost.
9. A compost pile or bin need to take up a lot of room in your garden.
10. You can compost pretty much anything organic, but avoid bones, protein and dairy goods, fats and oils unless you are employing a system like Bokashi.
And - because never let anyone say we are mean - here's one further point.
11. Healthy compost doesn't smell bad. Think around walking through the woods and the wonderful earthy smell when you kick up the leaves on the ground. It's a little like that.
These Points to Contemplate are not complex, but they only skim the outer surface of the composting knowledge that is available. For more detail on these points and for a ton of added information, I suggest that you go onto one of the great web-sites that explain composting in all its forms. There, you'll find on-line forums, videos and specialist sites that will steer you through each step of your journey into this interesting world.
Or, you just might prefer to make a pile and read that book in your hammock!
2. Compost is top-notch for both fertilizing the soil and for improving its condition. It can also help soil to hold water in dry weather and provides your plants with a great environment in which to prosper.
3. There are various systems for composting, both inside and out-of-doors. Find which of these systems will suit you and your requirements.
4. Composting can be complex and time-consuming, or it can be straightforward, with minimum physical labour. It's your decision.
5. Composting can be low cost or costly depending on how serious you are about it and on your level of skill in the DIY dept
6. It is handy to get a beginners' composting book if you're just starting out. You can read it in your hammock while the compost is decaying.
7. Composting is now part of the reduce, re-use, re-cycle, phenomenon, so even if you have a garden or even if you do not like gardening, you can still compost and be helping the broader community by reducing your land-fill contribution.
8. Compost is only as great as the ingredients you put into it. Good ingredients = Good compost.
9. A compost pile or bin need to take up a lot of room in your garden.
10. You can compost pretty much anything organic, but avoid bones, protein and dairy goods, fats and oils unless you are employing a system like Bokashi.
And - because never let anyone say we are mean - here's one further point.
11. Healthy compost doesn't smell bad. Think around walking through the woods and the wonderful earthy smell when you kick up the leaves on the ground. It's a little like that.
These Points to Contemplate are not complex, but they only skim the outer surface of the composting knowledge that is available. For more detail on these points and for a ton of added information, I suggest that you go onto one of the great web-sites that explain composting in all its forms. There, you'll find on-line forums, videos and specialist sites that will steer you through each step of your journey into this interesting world.
Or, you just might prefer to make a pile and read that book in your hammock!
About the Author:
Barbara Moss is retired and spends her time travelling and blogging about Composting in its many forms. She's also got a particular interest in Worm Farming (Vermiculture) and its contribution to re-cycling kitchen waste.
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