Natural compost is healthy for your veggies
Making your own compost out of kitchen and yard scraps is a great way to fertilize your garden without chemicals while decreasing the amount of waste you contribute to landfills. Using a compost tumbler is a great way to speed up the composting process while enclosing the pile while keeping pests away. Here are some guidelines to get the best compost mixture when using your compost tumbler. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Fill the bottom of the tumbler with twigs and straw a few inches deep. This will help aerate the compost and provide necessary drainage.
2. When making compost for the first time, let the mixture sit on the bare ground for a few days to get let worms and micro organisms aerate the mix. Then, just shovel it into the compost tumbler to create your second layer.
3. Fill your compost tumbler in layers. Layers should alternate between wet and dry material. Wet materials are things like table scraps and tea bags while dry materials are things like backyard leaves and wood chips.
4. The mixture in the compost tumbler needs to be kept moist. If you are in a very dry climate you will need to water your compost on occasion. In most other locations you can just leave it out in the rain.
5. Make sure you keep the lid on your compost tumbler to keep away pest and keep from over-watering your mixture. A lid will also help retain heat--a necessary element that speeds the material break down.
6. Every week, give your compost tumbler a turn. This will help to aerate the mixture and provide the necessary oxygen needed for the composting process to work. This will also keep the micro organisms alive and active.
7. Depending on your model of compost tumbler, your compost can be ready for your garden in just 13 days. Just spread it around your garden as you would fertilizer and reap the benefits!
8. See the resources section below for more information.
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