How to make my own compost? Can compost alone meet fertilizer requirements?
Ideal raw materials for making rich compost includes food based kitchen waste like vegetable and fruit wastes, eggs shells, coffee and tea grinds and leaves, dinner leftovers, etc. Compost made only from grass clippings or leaves are generally poor in quality and take too long to break down. For making ideal compost, use the following tips. For each wheel barrow load of waste to be composted: * Use as much kitchen waste as possible along with some crushed garden trims, grass clippings, etc. * For each wheel barrow load, add 1.5 – 2 lbs of blood meal and a cup or 2 of molasses diluted with 2 litres of water. * Add a lb or two of chicken compost pellets, or steer or other manure based compost. Alfalfa pallets may also be added. A more diverse range of inputs will significantly enhance the potency and nutrient quality of compost. Some people also use bone and fish meals, seaweed powder, rock phosphate, etc. There is a long list of ingredients that can be added. A handful or two of each wi
