What is trench composting?

Answer 1

Trench composting breaks down compostable materials where organic matter is needed, and will be used. A trench is typically dug a foot deep. Coarse material such as large sticks and tree branches may be placed on the bottom, if the trench is deep enough, and if need be. Kitchen scraps and yard waste go on top. Either way, the trench is only half-filled. For the dug-up soil will then re-fill the remaining space. Depending on soil moisture and temperature levels, the compostable material turns into compost in one month to one year. The following year, plants can be grown in the composted trench. Each year, a different area or row may be trench composted. Ultimately the entire planting area, or even the entire landscape, benefits from healthy, composted soil. Trench composting can also be used around the drip line of shrubs or trees. It's particularly effective in clayey and compacted soils. For the digging aerates the soil, and the compostable material makes organic matter available to the plant's roots.