Compost and Mulch

The number which it takes to keep the moisture consistency that of a wrung-out sponge is how many times that a worm compost bin must be watered per week. It is important to keep the moisture level at a point where the worms do not dry out, and that may involve gently and minimally irrigating once every 10 days, depending upon ambient humidities and temperatures.

Well rotted manure - rotted for at least 1 year. EVen when digging this into the soil, do not plant for at least 2 months to prevent the plants from being burned from the acid content. Horse manure is easily available, cow is better but there are arguments about using cow manure with the relation to BSE and CJD.

Compost is used as a soil conditioner. Compost improves your soil's structure so that it can retain moisture and hold it at the roots, where your plants need it the most. It also adds nutrients back in the soil. Adding compost to your vegetable or flower garden will help your plants' root systems grow stronger and produce more of whatever it is you're looking for.

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A compost bin is a bin where you can put leaves, dead plants, leftover food, Rotten Banana's, apples and stuuf like that. Eventually after a few weeks it will die down and turn to dirt. It's very good for the environment.

Vermiculture is worm farming.

It depends upon what it's made of. Clothing's compostable material. But the best bets are material compostable in smaller pieces such as hair ribbons. And the best bets are also the natural materials such as cotton.

The English word 'compost' is known to trace back to the Old French word 'composte', for compound. The word refers to the mix of materials that's needed to fertilize soil. Composting traces even further back to the time of the ancient Romans. For Marcus Porcius Cato ka the Elder [234 B.C.-149 B.C.] drew upon his extensive farming background to write 'De Agricultura', which means 'About Farming'. Among the topics that Cato covered was composting.

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.

2016.67 yards! better get you some help!!! lol

It varies wildly according to the density of the items you can fit in a bushel.

Commercial bushel sizes in the U.S. range from 14 to 70, depending on the crop.

Some weights for the most common crops are:

Apple: 48 lb.

Corn (shelled): 56 lb.

Corn (sweet, ears): 70 lb.

Soybean: 60 lb.

Wheat: 60 lb.

You can find the official rates for other types of crops on the web.

You need to put in just enough water so that the compost pile has the consistency of a wrung out sponge. The moisture level needs to favor the growth and working of beneficial, decomposer microorganisms. Too moist a pile encourages rampant fungal problems, and too dry won't allow the compostable materials to break down properly.

Plastic is bad for compost because it throws the heat of in the pile and can cause a spot to spoil

Plastic is bad for compost because it will alter the temperature during the composting proses.

Compostable materials are what goes into the compost pile, for making compost. They include kitchen scraps, but not dairy and meat products. Compost is the final product of composting. It is coffee-brown soil that is rich in organic material. Therefore, any animal that eats kitchen scraps, or eats dirt, may eat compostable material or compost.

It would depend on the compost method. [1] It could breakdown in a matter of days in a commercial or municipal composter. [2] It could breakdown faster, in non-commercial and non-municipal composting methods, if cut into smaller pieces. But, no matter what, it would need the careful attention to moisture and heat levels. And it would need more frequent turning. If proper composting procedure is followed, then it's supposed to take no more than a year for compostable materials to break down into compost. [3] Breakdown would be slowed if the cotton batting wasn't 100% organic.

First, 8-10 inches is some pretty short hay, but I 'spose that's not important. Unless you plan to do something other than hay with the spring crop, cut it tall (about four inches) in one pass and forget about it until spring. Don't bother with a second pass, you're just wasting fuel and time. Let nature break down what get's cut. It'll do the pasture some good.

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

This means that it can be used on your yard in you garden it can be used in potting soil and flower beds.

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Any were from $7 to $12 for a 20 pound bag.

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The answer often depends on the type, quality, & quanity of the compost. It is often sold by the cubic yard.

All leaves will compost.

no The young plants will not contaminate the compost the pesticides that contaminate must be applied after planting.

Ventilation of composting material makes sure enough oxygen gets in to allow for aerobic bacteria to compost the material. This reduces the odours produced.

This is the heat that comes from the bacteria decaying the organic mater, it can reach up to 165 Degrees F in a compost windrow/pile during the composting proses, after the mater becomes decayed the temperature dose not get that high anymore