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Home composting
Home composting is a process to get good compost from organic waste in the kitchen at home (fruit waste, various foods, put the coffee, tea, etc. ...) and garden (leaves, flowers, twigs and anything else c 's rejection plant ...). Compost is the result of the decomposition process that occurs naturally on vegetable matter at the end of their life process. The typical example of the transformation they face these substances is such fertile ground that is in the undergrowth: dead leaves and twigs are transformed within a few months. This soft and fragrant substance which has important properties of soil fertility. At home you can re-create the ideal conditions for fermentation and processing of compost everything listed above, the processing time is thus shorter than in nature: in 4-6 months you can secure a complete transformation. Here follows some ways of compounds. .-
THE COMPOSTER
It is the special container for the material decomposes. It allows the concealment of material independence of weather conditions. The only drawback is that you must ventilate through revolted. -
AGGREGATION
Consists in making a pile of material decomposes. It is easier to aerate by turning over and can be of any size. The problems of this method are the dependence on the weather and visibility of the material. -
THE HOLE
Decomposable material is to fix the holes in the ground. The advantages are that the material not seen, and there are no limits in size. The problem is the accumulation of water on the bottom and the lack of oxygen exchange with the outside.