Compost: Week Twelve

You may already have compost and if you do, CONGRATS! This cold weather and damp conditions seem to be slowing my pile down pretty significantly. I added some fresh grass to hopefully get the temperature up. Hopefully I will be able to do some of these things in the next few weeks. Please share how your composting process is going.

Uses For Compost

• Great for containers and potting, but some other elements may be needed for enhancement.
  
• Landscape raised planters
  
• Fill in around plants, shrubs and trees as you plant them.
  
• Mix into your garden soil as you prepare the soil.
  
• Add to crops or your home garden.
  
• If you get really excited and want to make sod, compost is great for that.
  
• If you have high levels of compost, add it prior to adding mulch.
  
• Mulch for your garden.
  
• Poor soil conditioner.
  
• Fertilizer for just about anything.
• Helps breakdown erosion from water and wind.
  
• Balances soil pH.
  
• Compost Tea for those hurting plants - by mixing your compost with water, you offer a quick nutritional boost to any struggling plants.
  

Check out a neat video about how compost helps your soil.

In the Series
Week One - Compost: Getting Started
Week Two - Compost: Winter Time
Week Three - Compost: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Week Four - Compost: Enhance Your Compost
Week Five - Compost: Enhance Your Compost II
Week Six - Compost: Couldn't Hurt
Week Seven - Compost: Crisis Control
Week Eight - Compost: The Smell Of Dirt
Week Nine - Compost: All The Extras
Week Ten - OFF
Week Eleven - Compost: Beyond Your Backyard

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