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Aeration, heat, light, micro-organisms, moisture, and nitrogen control the time that it takes for compost to mature. Dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient-rich humus is the end-product of properly composed, layered, watered compostable materials whose carbon and nitrogen ratios must be in balance, whose layers must be turned, and whose micro-organism populations must begin with bacteria and fungi and continue with nematodes in order to break down and mature properly and timely.

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Aeration, heat, light, micro-organisms, moisture and nitrogen control the time that it takes for compost to mature. Dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient-rich humus is the end-product of properly composed, layered, watered compostable materials. Carbon and nitrogen ratios must be in balance, layers must be turned and micro-organisms must begin with bacteria and fungi and continue with nematodes in order for compostable materials to break down and mature properly and timely.

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