Fertilizer Will Only Get Better: What Waste Can Be Safely Throwed into Compost

07.03.2023 18:58

Picky summer residents will immediately name several types of waste that cannot be sent to compost.

Some of them will actually do harm. But some of them are mistakenly kept away from the compost pit.

For example, skeptics believe that citrus peels and dairy products have no place in the prepared fertilizer.

Many summer residents argue with this opinion, believing that if balance is maintained, there is no harm, but the benefits will be worth a million.

Various warnings about citrus peels have emerged because the waste takes a long time to rot. There have been suggestions that a handful of peels can increase the acidity of the soil.

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Citrus peel will only affect this indicator if there is more than one kilogram of it. Otherwise, it is an excellent component for fertilizer.

As for fermented milk products, some summer residents even specially pour them into compost, for example, whey. Their benefit for compost is the presence of lactic acid bacteria, the summer residents concluded.

Dmitry Bobrovich Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor