As the garden season winds down I'm already busy gathering all the stuff needed to make compost for next year's garden.
Here's a list of some of what I add to the compost pile, egg shells, coffee grinds, loss tea, corn husks and corn cobs, vegetation from the garden, grass clippings, fruit and vegetable peels, and lots of leaves.
Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter which will leave you with a wealth of BLACK GOLD. Compost contains three primary nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It also includes traces of other essential elements like calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc. Synthetic fertilizers that contain harmful chemicals will no longer be needed to amend your soil. Adding compost to your soil will also increase the soil’s water retention capacity, productivity, and resiliency.
Composting is a great way to recycle the organic waste we generate at home which in turn will reduce the flow of garbage to our ever expanding landfills.
As Autumn approaches and the leaves fall to the earth, collecting this nutrient-rich debris is a simple way to increase the volume of compost you will make.
Some of the best leaves to put into your compost pile are Ash, Beech, Maple, and Poplar. Try to avoid Oak as it can be too acidic for a vegetable garden.
Whole leaves take forever to break down and bind together. Shredding them with your lawnmower will speed up the process and your BLAK GOLD will be ready for next year.
This collage shows you what I composted last year and used in our garden this year.
Over time worms will find their way to the decomposing material and as they eat the organic material what exits their tail end are worm castings. The castings appear as small, dark, clumps that easily break apart.
In many of our vegetable gardens, we will mix in a good amount of compost.
For certain veggies like tomato plants, cabbage, and squash plants the hole the plant will be transferred to will be filled with compost.
Reduce waste by composting. 28% of what makes it to a landfill is food mater that can be composted.
Greetings @thebigsweed ,
What a fine post.....really appreciate the details concerning the leaves and their contribution to the compost pile.....Thank you!
Yes... Black Gold
Kind Regards to you and your good lady.
Bleujay
Thanks. Leaves are one thing we have plenty of around here. We are so very fortunate that our farm is laden with hardwoods of at least 15 different species.
When we bought our property 46 years ago, one big reason was the different types of trees.
Have a splendid day.
Awesome stuff!
Thinking now about the soil for next year sure will get us ahead as far as nutrients go. amazing to know which leaves are best and to avoid oak leaves! Definitely saves money for next year as well because fertilizer is definitely not cheap these days and not even needed when you have a little foresight and ingenuity!
Awesome and informative post old friend.
Thanks for the awesome reply.
Nature offers everything one needs. I wonder how man survived before big agricultural moved in and decided we'd be better off if they poisoned our food.
Hell, they still sell Roundup while being sued at the same time, and this has been going on for years.
Peace, my friend.
Having a compost heap nurturing when turning is required is a pleasure not having the pain of purchasing from stores.
Egg shells another we add, never realized the oak tree leaves acidity not a tree in our region, still good to consider different leaves going in!
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So many reasons to make compost, all-natural, save money, no driving to the store, always at the ready, and it's a hobbitational activity!
Thank you for the @tipu
Once you have a spot and it's up and running little effort required, what goes in rewards later.
Congratulations!
I have a small compost bin, I will soon publish my worms, if they are healthy!
!BBH
You grow your worms, good for you. I hope they stay healthy and you get a chance to do a post about your process.
Thanks for stopping by.
Woo hoo .. anyone that gets excited about leaves for compost is my kind of person!!!!
I'm a very excitable guy. It doesn't take much to get excited when I'm outdoors taking it all in.
You and me both! Worms! Mushrooms! Leaves! Beetroot!!!
Last year I even collected the trashbags full of leaves that somehow appear along the streets during fall to be picked up by the city workers. Most of them got piled up for the hedgehogs but the rest became mulch for the garden beds. Takes a little longer to decompose, but keeps the weeds down as a bonus and the worms always have something to nibble on.
That makes getting leaves a heck of a lot easier than having to rake them all up yourself. Sounds like a great situation.
Love worms in the compost and you always know where to find them when you go fishing.😁
I also like to use dried leaves to compost the soil, I have found that as the dried leaves decompose they enrich the soil and this can be seen in the colour of the substrate and in healthier plants. I'm glad you decided to make a compost. Regards
Making your own compost you can't go wrong. If one stays ahead of the game, when next year rolls around, you've got what you need to enrich the soil.
Have a splendid day!
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What a great job, the truth is that it requires a lot of effort, but it's worth it, it's worth it, your post is very good 👌
Thank you very much for the compliment.
Ever since I retired I haven't worked a single day.
I look at everything I do as a hobby and when it starts to feel like work I simply move onto the next thing.😁
Hoping to rebuild my compost bins this year…
Love that big bro, BLACK GOLD!👍🥰 Where humanity thrives!❤️
Can't wait to see giant fruits on your garden this year! 🥰👍
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thanks
you have really good land, you can even make organic fertilizer simply.