Benefits of Compost, What are the advantages of compost?
Composting Benefits: Improves soil condition and structure Increases the soil’s ability to hold water Support living organisms Helps dissolves mineral forms of nutrients Buffers soil from chemical imbalances May provide biological control of certain pests Helps return organic materials to the soil and keep them out of landfills and waterways Composting is a practice long familiar to gardeners and farmers. Many types of organic matter, food, plant and animal wastes, and even soiled paper can be handled in this way. The natural partial decomposition of this organic matter by microorganisms (aerobic respiration) produces a crumbly, brown material rich in plant nutrients. Finished compost is a very useful soil additive as it augments the soil structure, increases the soil’s water holding capacity, and releases nutrients to the soil. Air and moisture must be properly managed to transform these organic materials into compost. Composting reduces the volume of materials send to a landfill, up to 25 or 30%. http://compost-turner.net/composting-technologies/advantages-of-compost.html
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