Instead of increasing the amount of garbage that reaches open-air dumps, you can nourish the soil in your garden or in your urban garden by making a simple compost.
The organic trash constitutes approximately 50% of the total waste in cities. And although this can be easily recycled by making compost, in many countries this custom is not practiced.
But making and using compost doesn’t have to depend on government initiatives. We can do it ourselves with organic waste from our home, doing the planet and our garden a favor. Using this homemade mixture is also very simple: you just have to know how to do it, and here we tell you how.
First of all, you must separate your organic and inorganic waste. In the organic ones you can also contemplate dry garden plants, sawdust and any material of natural origin, such as the following:
Avoid using remains of meat or bones, as these can cause plagues. Later:
Which is which?
green material: Fresh plants, peels, coffee residues, fruits and vegetables.
Brown material: Dry plants, branches, cardboard, paper, sawdust, coffee filters.
When the decomposition process begins, it may smell a bit bad: don’t be surprised, that’s exactly what we are looking for.
Your compost will be ready between 3 and 9 months.
When I’m ready your compost will be a dark brown material also called humus. This is already the result of decomposition, and its advantage over simple organic waste is that it does not mineralize so quickly, thus being able to gradually provide nutrients to plants. On the other hand, if it mineralizes quickly, losses can be produced by washing.
In addition, humus, or compost, provides the soil with porosity and water retention capacity.
How do I use it?
Just add it to the soil of the plants in your garden, digging it up so you can put it around each one. Or spread on some land on which you are going to cultivate, putting a layer of soil on top.