Add a little of this product to your compost and the composition will become much more rich and nutritious: a dacha life hack

28.02.2023 14:58

Almost any summer cottage has a compost bin or pit.

Gardeners send various organic waste there in order to eventually obtain fertilizer from this mass.

The more saturated the composition, the more effective the compost will be.

But what to do if the mixture is poor in nutrients, despite all the efforts of the gardener?

Luckily, there is a miracle cure that can improve the properties of your compost pile.

ash
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What to add to compost

A little ash needs to be added to the mixture consisting of organic matter.

This product helps attract beneficial microorganisms and accelerate the decomposition of organic matter. In addition, the fertilizer receives an additional "portion" of nutrients.

In other words, unburned wood residues act not only as an "accelerator" for compost preparation, but also as a source of many microelements important for plants. These are potassium, phosphorus and calcium.

However, there is a nuance: ash should not be made a component of liquid compost, which has a lot of nitrogen. Due to unburned wood residues, such a mixture may lose its effectiveness.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief