What's the secret to first-class compost: simple rules for creating excellent fertilizer

11.01.2024 16:06

Every summer resident has the opportunity to prepare valuable fertilizer for plants from what they grow in their beds and gardens.

According to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , we are talking about compost, for the preparation of which you can use weeds, trimmed branches, tops, lawn grass and much more.

Many novice gardeners are afraid of possible difficulties, because it seems to them that they do not know how to properly lay out plant remains and what features should be taken into account.

However, in reality, composting is a fairly simple process that does not require any special skills. All the main work is done by bacteria involved in the decomposition of organic matter.

Therefore, you can consider that you have discovered the main secret of good compost, which lies in the use of microbiological preparations, fortunately, they can now be found on sale to suit any taste.

Compost
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All of them can help speed up the composting process.

Please note: the guarantee that the drug will cope with its work lies in the viability of the bacteria.

Since most of them are damaged by sunlight, store microbiological products only in a place protected from the sun.

Another important condition is access to air, which is necessary for the activity of some microorganisms. To provide them with everything they need, place plant remains in the composter in layers, forming the lower tier, which, as a rule, makes up half of the entire volume of the composter, from large branches and coarse tops.

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Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti