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When you take a closer look at the benefits compost mulch or humus has on your gardens soil it’s hard to imagine why people will look the other way composting is suggested. Compost has a tremendous positive impact on the overall health of the soil. And Composting Systems are so easy to implement.
Compost humus in fact, works its magic in two ways. When we use it to mulch our garden, it suppresses weed growth, it retains the soils moist and stabilizes it in dry and wet conditions, and it helps you to fight erosion from wind and rain.
When the organic riches of compost enter the earth itself we see even more astonishing effects. In fact a healthy soil structure almost totally dependents on organic matter if it is to thrive. In such a soil the mineral and organic particles form little “crumbs” held together by fugal strands and an organic glue of countless bacteria.
The quality of your soil is heavily dependent on this crumb-like structure. It serves as a sort of sponge. As sponge that will keep both water and oxygen levels balanced without any human interference. And guess what these fungi and bacteria need to keep up their good work, yes organic materials or compost.
It means that your plants root systems are guaranteed both the air supply and the moisture they need to do their job. It doesn’t mean you will never have to water your plants again, but you will do it definitely less.
But the story doesn’t end there, compost has more to offer. Composting your garden and kitchen waste also releases the various nutrients such as Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) it contains. The compost humus is therefore a rich source of these nutrients, and act like a perfect fertilizing system.
Compost is a perfect organic fertilizer because it basically acts in two ways. First of all it is a rich source of nutrients “as is”; the second blessing is like an extended fertilizer release system.
Remember we discussed the fungal strands and bacteria that kept the structure of the soil in the sponge like shape. Well these fungi and bacteria feed themselves on organic material you just added to the soil in the form of compost. While doing so these micro organisms slowly release additional (N) and (P) to the earth.
All this is truly amazing, but is is only part of the story. The second part is about the microbes, worms and other helpers that will form sort of a “soil community”. All these creatures and fungi have their place in raising the quality of your gardens soil. In fact you could say that a garden will thrive to the degree this underground community of worms and bacteria can do what nature intended.
Composting is more than a win/win; it’s a complete recycling system that will supply each of the three needs you re plants have. Plants need food, water and air. And your compost bin will supply each of them is full abundance.
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