Heat and bacteria break down the material
you can in a compost heap. let it rot.
There is no need to mix old and new compost. Old compost ,if ready, should be used on its own. New material will take time to rot down to compost.
it takes around 90 minutes i believe.
ruin, rot, decay, decompose
When the leaves fall they rot down to make natural compost.
No because shrimps shells do not rot they simply stay as they are xxx
There are two answers to this. 1st the readymade potting medium bought in bags is called potting compost. 2nd the waste vegetable material stacked and turned to rot and use on the garden is also called compost .Confusing.Eh!
Composting involves the burying of dead organic matter and allowing it to rot. Some disadvantages of using compost pits are: cost of equipment, the loss of ammonia and the time and effort required to build compost pits.
Objects that are rich in carbon rot, decay, and break down to form compost. Examples are brown compostable materials, such as fallen leaves. Other objects that are rich in nitrogen likewise rot, decay, and break down. Examples are green compostable materials, such as freshly cut grass clippings. And still other objects such as paper and paper products, similarly rot, decay, and break down.
It begins to rot and thus enriches the soil. Or a human cuts it down and hopefully puts it in the compost bin.
For drainage. Without the hole, the compost would become waterlogged and the plant roots may rot away.
There are two answers to this. 1st the readymade potting medium bought in bags is called potting compost. 2nd the waste vegetable material stacked and turned to rot and use on the garden is also called compost .Confusing.Eh!