Seven secrets to perfect composting can be made into fertile soil from domestic waste in the yard

What is the most common trouble for florists when making compost? One is easy to have bugs, the other is that the taste is very unfriendly, it is very simple to solve these two problems, using composting buckets to keep secret can avoid bugs, composting materials do not misplace can avoid bad smell.

To make fertile, loose and good soil in the yard, you need to master the following seven secrets.

The first point: understand the composition of compost

In composting, if you want to make compost more perfect, you need two main ingredients. The compost soil will contain a lot of carbon and nitrogen, and these carbon-producing materials are called brown matter. Because they are generally made up of things like dried leaves, hay, sawdust, cardboard and dried straw.

And nitrogen-rich materials, including common green materials, such as fresh leaves, fresh hay leaves and peels, etc., usually we see animal manure is also very rich in nitrogen.

When making compost, you can spread a layer of small branches or some straw at the bottom to form a filter layer to prevent the composting material from accumulating water and keep it breathable.

The second point: create a balance between carbon and nitrogen

When making compost, we should keep the interaction between carbides and nitrides, so that we can not be out of balance. When selecting composting materials, we should also pay attention to adding some vegetable leaves and pericarps after adding too many fallen leaves. Avoid too much carbon and too little nitrogen.

The third point: the addition of composting materials

When making compost, how to check whether the compost maintains a balance between carbon and nitrogen?

If there is too much nitrogen, then the composting material will become sticky, at this time you need to add some fallen leaves, hay, and increase the carbon in the compost.

If there is too much carbon in the composting material, then add some vegetable leaf pericarp to increase nitrogen.

The waste in the kitchen usually contains mainly nitrogen, such as common vegetable leaves, pericarp, etc., while fallen leaves are usually supplemented with carbon, and it is best to mix these materials at 1:4.

The fourth point: to speed up the fermentation time

Be patient when composting, compost needs to keep wet, you can put some earthworms under the composting material, which can increase the speed of composting fermentation and contribute to faster decomposition.

If you want to reduce the smell when composting, you can cover it with leaves, dried straw and grass shavings, which can be used as a mulch to enhance beauty and reduce smell.

When composting, add materials one layer at a time, each of which is about 7 to 10 centimeters.

When composting is completed, the internal composting material usually turns black first, and the outer composting material is difficult to decompose, so it should be stirred regularly.

Fifth: avoid excessive dampness or dryness

If you want to make a perfect compost, you need to avoid stagnant water in it, so you don't have to leave a drain hole. In order to prevent bugs from coming in, you need to nail a screen on the position of the drain hole.

When it rains, the top of the composting box must be covered with a lid to prevent the soil from accumulating water. if the composting material is dry, moisture must be added in time to keep the compost slightly moist and not wet.

Compost should be placed in a position to avoid excessive exposure, or excessive abundance of Rain Water.

Sixth point: the basis of composting

In my experience, the success of composting is mainly to adjust the ratio of nitrogen to carbon, to avoid too many materials, to accumulate experience, not to read too many books, thermometers or fancy composting boxes, or all kinds of additives.

What you need to do is to spend a little more time doing experiments and pay attention to the amount of composting materials when you put them in.

When making compost, regular mixing has certain advantages, which can dig up the compost already formed at the bottom, let the materials in the whole composting box mature faster, and help to get a more perfect composting soil.

Point 7: be patient

Some experienced gardeners can make a good pile of manure in a few weeks, and of course it's even faster to make liquid fertilizer.

But the average florist usually takes three months to more than half a year to produce fully mature and fermented compost. The composting material should be completely decomposed and turned into black soil in order to complete the composting.

Composting materials must not use some dairy products or meat products, which will affect the ripening and fermentation of compost, and it is easy to attract worms and produce an unpleasant smell.