Composting Day 2022
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Composting is the addition organics to a mixture which is allowed to decompose for addition to soil as a fertilizer. It is also called "ammending the soil" in the words of my old friend Bill Havey.
The act of decomposing plant and food waste and recycling organic materials produces a mixture rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and worms.
Composting has been in use since the Stone Age. Prior to the 20th century it was basic waste management in a world before there were landfill sites.
Composting is and effective way to enrich the soil, reduce pests, remain chemical free, promote beneficial biologics in the environment, and reduce methane.
Composting requires three basic components:
| Browns | such as leaves, twigs, naked cardboard |
| Greens | fruit scraps, vegetable waste, grass trimmings |
| Water |
May 29th is Composting Day. It's one of those little things you can do to make your plants thrive and recycle items which would otherwise find themselves unused in a garbage heap.