What organic material can be used in composting?
Nature provides most of the organic material you need to build your own compost pile such as: leaves, twigs, plant material, dirt and water. In addition, the organic gardener can add kitchen waste from fruits and vegetables, eggshells, coffee grounds, tea bags, wood ash, and grass clippings. Through composting, you can improve soil with the natural process of micro-organisms decomposing organic matter into humus. Humus is the by-product of the compost process. It is a rich, dark material that enriches soil, boosts fertility, and retards erosion. Two compost preparation methods: A. Bio-dynamic preparation. Layers of compost materials with layers of soil. Each layer is sprinkled with lime or rock powders and then preparations from plants, (nettle, yarrow, horsetail, and valerian) are added as an activator or innoculant. The completed 6 foot high entirely covered with soil and in 4-6 months is turned and mixed. Bio-dynamic preparations are applied to soils and plants. B. Indore preparatio
