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How does compost work?

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Compost is a cycle in which matter such as banana peels, orange peels, coffe grindings,{Etc.}. This waste is soon transformed into nutrients for soil once it has been decomposed although it takes a while to compost! Compost is very useful if you have a garden so your plants can grow faster and have better quality using compost

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A composter is a bin that holds natural materials and maintains special conditions so that those materials within the bin may break down into a rich soil.

It works by maintaining an Eco-System inside the compost material. The insects and other life devour nutrients in the dirt and turn it into soil. It is wise to only compost things that are green and brown. Meets and Dairy will soil and attract pests which lay larvae in the compost, so natural plant materials is best. Moreover, it is best to have the appropriate ratio of green to brown materials.

Usually about 1 Green to 4 Brown in volume.

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As a natural fertilizer, ground cover or mulch is how compost works. Compost is dark brown, fresh smelling, nutrient rich organic material. As such, it fertilizes by adding nutrients; covers the ground with fertile soil from which healthy plants may grow; and mulches by controlling moisture loss, evening out soil temperature extremes, and stopping weed growth.

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