Benefits of Composting – Starting a Home Compost Bin for Beginners
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The following article will be about the benefits of composting. Composting is a great way to create a- sustainable lifestyle for our future generations while simultaneously reducing your household waste.
When you compost, you are adding organic materials such as plants and fruit scraps to decompose into nutrient-rich soil. This benefits the environment by naturally recycling wastes and returning them to the earth. While you may not be able to compost all of the organic waste you generate, composting can significantly cut down on your overall trash.
Composting also has many other benefits for people including reduced healthy soil that can house veggies, herbs, flowers or anything that needs some love and attention!
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Benefits of composting
Composting is a great way to create a more sustainable lifestyle for our future generations while simultaneously reducing your household waste.
When you compost, you are adding organic materials such as plants and fruit scraps to decompose into nutrient-rich soil. This benefits the environment by naturally recycling wastes and returning them to the earth.
Composting also has many other benefits for people including reduced healthy soil that can house veggies, herbs, flowers or anything that needs some love and attention!
Other benefits of composting
Compost aids in the growth of your garden. It’s an excellent medium for growing vegetables and flowers, especially if you have low-quality soil! Using compost will give your plants the nutrients they need to blossom. It also benefits plants by helping them retain moisture and helps prevent weed growth in your garden.
Reduces pollution
Home composting is a good way to keep harmful wastes out of landfills and incinerators. By using your own waste to make compost, you’ll be able to cut down on the amount of trash that you send to be destroyed!
Reduces food waste
Instead of throwing out food or other organic materials, you can include them in your compost bin. This is especially important if you live close to plants like fruit trees; otherwise, they’ll just become a nuisance. When decomposing, these scraps release nutrients that the plant can use!
Fights climate change
The benefits of composting don’t end there. Since compost naturally decomposes so well, it helps to prevent methane from being emitted into the atmosphere. Methane is a greenhouse gas that causes global warming and pollution. We could save a ton of space and time by composting our organic waste, instead of sending it to the landfills. Overall, composting benefits your home by keeping food waste out of landfills.
Makes you feel better
The benefits of composting a t your house are endless for everyone! Make your own compost bin and get started today so that you can do your part to benefit the environment!
How to start your own garden
So with the continuing increase in population, we are starting to see an overpopulation in the world. To combat this, there are some ways for us to promote sustainable living and make every effort possible to live within our means. One of these methods is through home gardening.
By growing your own food you can cut back on the waste that you generate as well as spend time outside doing something productive where you also have time to spend with family and friends.
The following article outlines 5 ways you can get started with starting your own garden:
1) Gather supplies and energy to get started. One of the many benefits of home gardening is that it requires a lot less money than buying produce at grocery stores. But some materials are required in order to start, such as seeds, pots or containers to grow plants in, and tools such as shovels and picks for weeding and cultivation.
Use creativity and think outside of the box to save money on gardening supplies that you can make or find around your home. Some good sources of recycled materials include food waste, yard waste, grass clippings, cardboard boxes, non-glossy newspaper, chainsaw shavings etc.
Even if you don’t have a green thumb, with time and practice you can establish personal skills in weeding out weeds (literally) and make your soil healthy and nutrient-rich.
2) Research the different plants you can grow in your area (or what you want to grow). There are many plants that thrive in specific areas of the world, such as berries that love cooler temperatures or tomatoes that need warm climate to thrive. Finding the right spot in your yard or garden for these plants will help them grow and provide you with fresh food that you made yourself!
3) Design a plan of action. You can’t just go out into your back yard and plant any vegetable outside without planning what comes first, second, third, etc. You need to plan where you will plant your seeds and what is the best spot for them. If you’re planting from seed, remember that it takes some time before they start to sprout so be patient!
4) Follow through and make sure the plants get enough water, sunlight, nutrients, soil health, etc. Plants need a lot of care in order to make it through the growing process, and you need to be very attentive in order for them to thrive. Watering is one of the most important parts of this process!
Tips on how you can get started with creating your own home compost bin
The first step to backyard composting is finding a space for the bin. You can create a compost bin in your backyard, area outside of your house, or even on your balcony. Consider what time of day you want to set aside for composting. For instance, some people prefer to do it before they go to bed so as not to smell up their house!
Next, gather all of the materials you’ll need for your compost. This includes:
– A bucket – Trash bags work well too! If you use bags, be sure they are sturdy and thick enough that pests can’t rip through them (e.g., heftier types of plastic)
– Scraps – Any plant matter you don’t have time or space to compost can go in the bucket! This includes anything from plant clippings, peels, and even egg shells, coffee grounds, wasted food, vegetable scraps, etc. (NOTE: Yard trimmings treated with chemical pesticides – Might kill beneficial composting organisms)
– Newspaper or cardboard – These are a component of the “browns” in composting; they add carbon and help break down the scraps
– Worms – You can find red worms at your local nursery. They will make your compost bin work even better! Ideal food for the worms includes fruit and vegetable scraps, bread and grains, coffee grounds and used tea leaves.
– Water – You’ll need a source of water to keep your compost moist and active
– Gloves – If you’ve had something that’s been in close contact with meat (like an apple core), it might attract unwanted critters. Some people choose to wear gloves while collecting scraps for the compost pile.
– A space to compost – Vents and shades will be helpful later so that you can control how hot your compost gets. Also, a place where the bin won’t be in the way is ideal!
The next step is to start gathering all of your scraps! Make sure you shred any paper or cardboard before adding it to your compost bin. Also, be careful what you decide to put in your compost bin; meat or dairy items will attract unwanted pests like rats and flies. The brown materials provide carbon for your compost, the green materials provide nitrogen, and the water provides moisture to help break down the organic matter.
You can even make your own compost bin with a few supplies from home!
Here are some examples:
– A 5 gallon bucket with holes drilled into it – Use sturdy craft sticks or skewers for this! You’ll need a few holes near the bottom of the bucket and a few smaller ones on top. This bucket can be portable, so it’s good to place in your balcony or backyard for composting as needed!
– A plastic trashcan – Drill holes into the lid so that you can keep pests out. If you are concerned about pests, you can also place a fine mesh over the holes.
– A box – This will work well if you’re doing your composting inside your house! Drill some holes into either the bottom or sides of it and place on the ground (or in a bin) somewhere where it won’t get stepped on by accident. Also, this container will need to be air tight!
– A see-through container – You can place a clear garbage bag inside of this container to prevent pests. This is especially important if you’re composting in your house because the smell can become quite potent!
Things to Look For
Your compost should be an attractive, rich color. If it’s turning into a dark, sticky mess, you should add more dry material and water. You’ll know when your compost is done because it looks like fertile soil! It’s time to take it out of the bin once it has reached this stage.
– If you’re outside, carry your compost to a large mulch pile (or somewhere similar)
or use a tarp to move it.
– If you’re inside, empty the compost into your potted plants or directly onto soil.
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Conclusion
The benefits of composting are endless for your home and the environment. By making your own compost bin, you can be sure that all organic materials will decompose well and not emit methane into the atmosphere like they would if thrown away or burned in a landfill.
If you live near fruit trees, make an effort to include their scraps in your compost so they’ll have nutrients when it is time to bloom! This benefits your plants and reduces the amount of trash that you need to throw away!
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