Compost is a gardeners best friend and it helps with so many things in the garden. Compost is decomposed organic matter, such as food, paper and anything that can decompose to create a rich fertilizing soil. Organic gardeners have become extremely adept at making their own compost and even their own home made tumblers and frames. Organics is the key these days and because people are turning against the idea of using pesticides and chemicals, they are looking for healthy alternatives to growing their own produce.
To make one’s own compost is not difficult but it is a slow process that can take up to a year. The multi-step process starts with equal parts of carbon and nutrient rich matter, water and air. Add to that the cuttings from your vegetables, such as cabbage leaves, carrots, potato skins, tea leaves, coffee grinds and other organic matter that you no longer need, you can create a rich fertilizer soil for your garden.
As gross as it might sound to many, human urine is actually extremely rich in the nutrients that make up a good compost. Some people actually use it as a fertilizer because of the high levels of phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium found in it. Pouring a person’s urine directly onto the compost heap will generally increase the temperature in the pile too, destroying any pathogens that can ruin the make-up of the compost. Compost in San Diego CA would decompose faster than a compost in a cooler climate, too, if urine were used on it.
A History of Compost
It was the Romans who are traditionally linked to the ‘invention’ of composting but there is no specific proof of the first time it was used or discovered as a process. It is thought to have started simply by the process of decomposition whereby excess food waste was thrown onto a pile and as the pile grew it began to sweat down over the seasons until it decomposed to the point where it was almost soil like. Farmers began using it as enriched compost and spread it over their crops to assist with growth. They probably had no idea how successful it would be and simply took a chance on its results, being extremely pleased when it helped. European began using it as a tool in their organic farming during the 1920’s, prior to the widespread use and invention of chemically assisted farming.
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