Composting replicates nature’s natural system of breaking down materials
on the forest floor.
The Compost Decomposition Process
Compost is the end product of a complex feeding pattern
involving hundreds of different organisms including bacteria,
fungi, worms and insects. What remains after these organisms
break down organic materials is the rich, earthy substance
your plants will love. Composting replicates nature's natural
system of breaking down materials on the forest floor. In
every forest, grassland, jungle and garden plants die, fall to
the ground and decay. They are slowly dismantled by the
small organisms living in the soil. Eventually these plant parts
disappear into the brown crumbly forest floor. This humus
keeps the soil light and fluffy.
Humus is our goal when we start composting. By providing
the right environment for the organisms in the compost pile,
it is possible to produce excellent compost. We usually want
to organize and hasten Mother Nature's process. By knowing
the optimum conditions of heat, moisture, air and materials,
we can speed up the composting process. Besides producing
more good soil faster, making the compost faster creates heat,
which will destroy plant diseases and weed seeds in the pile.
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