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Here is your introduction to composting for beginners. Having a compost pile of some sort is definitely a must in an organic garden and a definit benefit in any garden.

But why?

All the weeds and plants in the garden contain nutrients and organic matter, and when removing the former you also remove the latter from your garden. If you continue to throw it away you will by and by rob your soil of nutrients and organic matter. By composting the weeds and plants you will instead keep the nutrients and recycle them to your garden’s benefit.

What biodegradable waste can I put in the compost?

In a simple compost pile you can put any plant residues except leaves and other plant parts contaminated with troublesome plant diseases. Those are better to burn or actually throw in the garbage can. Branches and the likes need to go through a compost mill before you put them in the compost pile.

I don’t know if I should choose a container or just set up a pile?

The simplest way is to put everything in a pile in a hidden corner of your garden. Turn it over once in a while to add air and to mix decomposed matter with intact such. This kind of compost pile can look slightly untidy and tends to stretch out on the ground.

If you purchase a composting bin with separate compartments, you can fill one compartment at a time and leave the other to decompose. Then you will have compost ready to use separated from the newly added material.

Qiuck composting

Adding food scraps to your compost will enrich it with nitrogen. To be able to do that you need a closed compost bin, and preferably one that can be rotated each time you add new material. The purpose of rotating the bin is that the material will get well aired and mixed, making your compost degrade really fast and be ready to use in few weeks.

Perhaps the best way is to combine a closed compost bin with an open pile where you can put the most voluminous waste. Then you can really take advantage of all your biodegradable residues and waste.

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