What is Compost?
Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil’s physical, chemical, and biological properties.
How To Make Compost In South Africa
Carbon materials.
Nitrogen materials.
Combine your nitrogen and carbon materials.
Add twigs and straws first.
Alternate wet and dry materials when combining your organic waste.
Add manure.
Water your materials.
Turn your pile weekly.
What is the best way to make compost?
Good things to compost include vegetable peelings, fruit waste, teabags, plant prunings, and grass cuttings.
These are fast to break down and provide important nitrogen as well as moisture. It’s also good to include things such as cardboard egg boxes, scrunched-up paper, and fallen leaves.
What are the 3 main compost ingredients?
Carbon-rich materials (“browns”) can include dry leaves, plant stalks, and twigs.
Nitrogen-rich materials (“greens”) include grass clippings and food scraps.
Water (moisture).
Air (oxygen).