Before we find an answer to how to make garden compost, let us first see why it should be made in the first place. Garden compost offer many benefits to the gardeners or to the persons who make it as it is obtained free of cost since it is made from waste. Saves more money as the need to buy fertilizers is avoided, also disposal of waste is done effectively and usefully.
Garden waste does not have to be taken to the landfill sites as it is converted into garden compost. Very environment friendly as there is no kind of pollution to the soil. The structure of the soil is improved and at the same time the nutrients are also recycled. Moisture of the soil is also retained. Water retention is even, as drainage improves. Garden compost also increases the activity of worms, which in turn is favorable to garden. Clay soil is broken.
The secret for making the right kind of garden compost depends on the ingredients that go into it. Both the browns and the greens should be balanced. The greens that can be used include peeling of fruits, vegetables, coffee and tea grounds, weeds, grass clippings, droppings of rabbits and guinea pigs, rotten manure and urine (diluted using water). The browns which can be used in the making of garden compost include sawdust, straw, bark, branches, twigs, fallen leaves, paper and cardboard. Other materials include egg shells for their valuable minerals, hair (even though decomposes slowly, it is a good nitrogen source) and natural fibers such as cotton or wool.