Want to Start A Compost?

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Compost is nature’s fertilizer. It creates the best mulches and can pretty much be created for free. In fact, you can make compost without spending a cent on the actual composting material or composter (by making your own, of course). Compost is known to improve the texture and aeration of soil, as well as increase it's water-holding capacity – it loosens clay soil and helps sandy soil retain water.

Adding compost to your garden will definitely improve the soil's fertility, as well as stimulate healthy root development, by providing food for microorganisms that keep the soil's pH, and mineral and natural chemical amounts, in a healthy balance.

Officially, compost is "organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At its most essential, the process of composting requires simply piling up waste outdoors and waiting a year or more." (Wikipedia)

Learn how to compost effectively and efficiently with the following informative resources.

• Basic Composting Information
  The Environmental Protection Agency's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Composting site. Browse their pages to learn about the science and technology of composting, the environmental benefits of composting, and more.

• Making Compost – The Basics
  There are different ways you can compost – passive composting or managed composting.

• Composting Terminology
  Brush up on your composting lingo.