Perfecting the art of composting can be tricky, but it’s essential to the health of your garden. Compost adds beneficial microbes to the soil and provides the highest nutrition for your garden plants.
Composting is an essential part of organic gardening. It’s the ultimate recycling of your grass clippings, food waste, and yard waste. It also adds organic matter to your soil which nourishes the soil food web.
What Do You Put In Your Compost Bin?
Many years ago, the standard ingredients for garden compost and fertilizing farm fields were horse manure and straw. This combination created outstanding soil, but offered some challenges in nutrients, depending on the animal’s feed. It also introduced tons of weed seeds. But it was a perfect balance of “browns” and “greens” for composting: high-carbon “brown” materials (straw) and high-nitrogen “green” materials (manure). Both are required in sufficient quantity to create compost.
