Composting
by Fatima Hernandez
- This is like a cheap composting bin.
How to Make Compost
- worms are also important for composting process.
- the worms help decompose all of the composting for good soil for plants
Worm Composting
Process of Indoor Composting bin
- materials:
- worm bin
- water
- worms
- food
- in the 18 gal bin drill 8-121/4 holes in the base
- 1/2 holes on upper edges (for air)
- now put in shedings like leaves or wood shedings )
- then put the worms in side of the bin
- then you berry the food in
- after a few days clean the bin by takeing the rich good soil and separating the worms from the soil
- finally the finish product you can put on the garden
Why should we compost?
- its good to prevent erosion
- helps soil to moisture
- it reduces' some trash that can be recycled
- it saves you money from buying soil at local stores
- gives nutrients to the plant that help it grow
- helps the roots to be healthy
- it also attracts earth worms that can help the plants
- it also helps protect plants from droughts and freezes
- helps reduce weed in plants
- and finally helps keep your garden lovely
- anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8367.pdf
- graph 1
- this is a graph of what people do to the trash. when some of the trash can be recycled by composting it or something
- graph 1 shows what kind of trash is there that gets burned, landfill or recycled
- as you can see this is a lot of trash and not a lot of recycling
How is matter recycled in composting
- the food scraps and yard clipping are like 20-30 percent of trash that we throw away
- some of the food scraps can be recycled into soil
- when all those scraps and clipping turn to soil it has been recycled
- this is why its recycled instead of it going to a landfill it can be made into soil
- so that instead of it being bad for the planet its good for it