need some help with a compost?

Question

i whant to make a compost...i need help...i dont know what time of year is the best...what i shuldnt put in it and what i shuld...and when it is ok to use with plants

any thing helps.

thanks,
rex

Answer 1

Compost is easy if you get it right.

First, the bin should be big. Bigger the better, but about 1 cubic yard is ideal. It should have solid walls as well - I use tanalised timber.

The plant material can go in at any time, but you need a mixture of wet and green (like grass clippings) and dry coarse (stems and leaves, or shredded cardboard if nothing else). This stops the wet stuff compacting, and a good heap need air.

Don't use meat products, or anything cooked, as that tends to attract rats. Kitchen waste is fine, but leave out woody stems, they take an age to rot. Don't put perennial weed roots in either. They tend to come back to haunt you.

Once you have filled the bin, it is now time to build the second one. The key to good compost, as I said, is air. put the contents of the first bin in to the second, fluffing it up as you go. Then leave it for - depends - over winter will normally do it. It is then ready to use.

Good compost should be crumbly, and with a pleasant earthy smell. If it stinks, then you didn't get enough air in. All is not lost, mix it with straw, fluff it up again and leave for a few more months.

Answer 2

We do a lot of composting… I find using a large round black plastic garbage can with holes drilled into teh side & bottom are the easiest ~ easy to turn as you just secure the lid and roll it and inexpensive...

A one bin will make a batch of compost every few months (3-4 in the summer, 6-10 if composition over winter) If you have a lot of yard / garden waste and want to produce a steadier supply of compost throughout the growing season you will want to have 2 or 3 bins.

Here are a couple very good websites about composting ;) enjoy ;)

Answer 3

What a astounding test. are you able to record back to us whilst finished? Compost is slower in offering the nutrition you desire, so manure(compost) tea may well be my selection for on the spot.(i'm impatient). I make my own, as others have recommended here) by putting compost in an previous nylon hosiery, positioned this in a great barrel of water, after which use it as mandatory. Compost is accessible at Walmart's, or any nursery. you should make your man or woman tea, so which you may probable in basic terms could purchase the container. I have been given an extremely astounding one the day previous for $6.40 seven on the community marketplace. a solid length may well be the approximate length of a bushel basket which you place moist outfits in. solid success.

Answer 4

A compost pile is easy to start. Allyou have to do is select a spot and you could put up a little fence around it to protect it from any type of animals. Make sure that is away from a house, it will attract bugs!! To keep it from smelling, try to not put anything with to much ammonia or other acids. They will break down some of the nutrients and start to smell. If you want to put worms in it to help speed up the process yoou can plus if you live by lakes then you can sell worms.

Answer 5

Layer grass clippings, veggie scraps, etc. with dry grass, leaves, even newspaper torn into strips. Turn every couple of weeks. You can add fertilizer and/or lime once in awhile, also. Wet down every so often. There are no hard and fast rules, except never add protein, salad dressings or oils into the compost. It's well worth it! Everything grows like crazy with the addition of this (sifted) mixture to regular soil! Good Luck!
Add this stuff any time of the year, but make sure you turn it often when you can.

Answer 6

Rule of thumb when making compost is using 50% green-wet waste with 50% dry waste. For example, if you do yardwork, your grass clippings would be considered wet material, and your dry leaves and needles would represent your dry materials. Foods are great for composts. I eat alot of salads and throw all my cuttings into the pile: carrot and cucumber peels, celery butts, egg shells, etc.
A couple other words of advice:
1. Set up your compost pile in full sun (for maximum efficiency)
2. Keep your compost pile covered to solarize (destroy)weed seeds, etc, and maintain temperature.
3. Keep your compost pile moist by adding water (worms and microbes need water)
4. Keep your compost pile stirred. It's a good idea to turn the pile regularly (with a shovel) to insure uniformity.

45-60 days

Answer 7

Hi Rex, after reading this you will be getting the best compost to all kinds of plant that you want to plant.

Answer 8

I've got a decent pile going, and have "harvested" some decent rich soil from it. Mainly I put in grass clippings, leaves, and any various non-week plants from the yard. Also included is anything from the kitchen that is organic in nature. If it at one time it was a growing, it goes in. Also included occasionally are coffee grounds & filters, cardboard egg boxes; small, thin cardboard items (like paper towel rolls) occasionally go in too.

The hardest I work on it is to make sure it's kinda wet, and to still it up some. Just as long as it's about as wet as a damp sponge, and is stirred up (shovel or pitchfork), it should make some decent dirt within a few months. As long as it's good enough to keep worms alive, it's good enough to make dirt.

Answer 9

If you can find a rabbit breeder in your area rabbit manure is great for compost because it has no odor to it. I use it in my garden for all my plants, veggies, and even my roses.

Answer 10

u can use cow manure or dead weeds or plants you can use any thing basicly that was living u can do it any time of the year in the summer is gets smelly and u can use it in a wooden box or a garbage can.