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Preparation of compost and its benefits. |
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by Sudha Bhandari | 10-04-2020 12:19
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Hello everyone,
I hope you all are doing well and staying safe at home.Today,I am going to share some information regarding compost,it's preparation and it's benefits as today I prepared compost at my home so I thought I should share this information to you all. Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow.It is formed by the process of decomposition of organic material which are regarded as waste products.Compost is rich in nutrients as it is used for various agricultural purpose.There are various methods to prepare a compost and the method which I practiced today was pit method of composting Procedure to prepare a compost: 1) At first to prepare a compost we need to dig an appropriate size of pit.The size of pot is determined by the amount of organic matter we want to add. 2)After preparing appropriate size of pit we need to prepare the compost material.The compost materials should be chopped into smaller pieces such as leaves,kitchen scraps,yard scraps. 3)After that we need to fill the pit with different layers of compost materials.Each layer of compost should be 8-10 inch thick. 4)After each layer of compost material we added a mixture of lime,ash,soil and water as lime increases microbial activity and reduces the acidity. 5)After filling of the pit completely we cover it with soil 6)After 1 month ,first turning of compost is done and water is applied.Second turning is done after another 1 month and again water is applied.This process is continued for 5-6months and after 5-6 months the compost is prepared. Benefits: . It enriches soil fertility. . Enhances productivity of crop. . Reduces the need for chemical fertilizers. . Supress plant disease and pest. . Reduce methane emissions from landfills and lowers your carbon foot print. . Utilisation of household degradable waste. |
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10 Comments
Hello Sudha,
Thank you for sharing this.
Compost are the one diving factor towards Organic Agriculture.
Regards,
Sandesh.
Posted 14-04-2020 00:47
Thanks for sharing this useful and informative article Sudha!!
Posted 12-04-2020 01:05
Thank you so much Sarah.
Posted 11-04-2020 10:23
Thank you so much pooja.
Posted 11-04-2020 10:23
Greetings Sudha
Organic compost improves the soil fertility
Thank you so much for sharing
Warm regards,
Sarah
Posted 10-04-2020 19:26
Hello!!!
You did great...
Regards,
Pooja
Posted 10-04-2020 19:09
You are welcome Heemani
Posted 10-04-2020 16:46
Thaank you so much sonika
Posted 10-04-2020 16:45
Hello Sudha!!
Thank you for sharing compost preparation method!!
Locally available materials can be used for preparation of compost and increase fertility of soil.
GREEN CHEERS!!
Regards,
Sonika!!
Posted 10-04-2020 16:32
Thankyou so much Sudha for sharing.
Posted 10-04-2020 14:20