Soil & Compost Guides

Soil & Compost Guides

• How to Make Compost Compost is dead plant and food matter that has broken down into something dark and crumbly. Dug into a bed, it improves the soil's structure. It helps the soil hold water. It also feeds plants slowly, a little at a time, instead of all at once. To make it, stack dry material and green material in roughly the right amounts. Keep the pile damp. Turn it often enough to get air into the middle. This guide covers a hot pile, one you look after actively. That is the version worth the effort. 1 hour to buildIntermediateHome & Garden