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5 Simple Solutions For Composting
Saturday, May 3, 2014 2:24
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Tess Pennington
Ready Nutrition
Composting is by far the best way to condition your soil. Whether you have a small patio garden or a robust vegetable garden in your backyard, your soil needs to be cared for.
When I began gardening, my grandfather pulled me aside and passed on some very wise advice. He said, “You have to grow your soil in order to grow your plants.” Since that time, I have made an effort to save my compostable materials to use in my garden. With composting, you are utilizing aerobic and anaerobic decomposition processes to break down the compostable material and invite beneficial organisms to assist in the process. The end result is a full spectrum soil conditioner that has many benefits.
- Compost contains macro and micronutrients often absent in synthetic fertilizers.
- Compost releases nutrients slowly—over months or years, unlike synthetic fertilizers
- Compost enriched soil retains fertilizers better. Less fertilizer runs off to pollute waterways.
- Compost buffers the soil, neutralizing both acid & alkaline soils, bringing pH levels to the optimum range for nutrient availability to plants.
Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/05/5-simple-solutions-for-composting.html
