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	Compost - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Compost is the aerobically decomposed remnants of organic materials (those with plant and animal origins).
		Compost is used in gardening and agriculture as a soil amendment, and commercially by the landscaping and container nursery industries.
		Compost is also used as a seed starting medium generally mixed with a small portion of sand for improved drainage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compost (261 words)

	Compost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Compost is the product of an aerobic process by which plant and other organic materials decompose under controlled conditions.
		The compost produced by the City of Redding is made solely from clean yard clippings such as grass, leaves, branches and clean untreated wood.
		Compost has long been a useful soil amendment in gardens and farms, but the drive to use chemical amendments and fertilizers after World War II pushed our grandparents' methods aside in favor of "scientific" farming.
	www.ci.redding.ca.us /solwaste/compost_brochure_text.htm (600 words)

	Compost
		Compost is formed in nature all the time as plants and animals die and decompose.
		Compost returns nutrients to the soil, increases the soil's ability to hold water and air, and prevents erosion by binding the soil.
		Composting is a cheap and hygienic way of converting waste into a clean-smelling substance that will improve the soil and make any garden flourish.
	www.botany.uwc.ac.za /Envfacts/facts/compost.htm (839 words)

	How to Make Compost, a Composting Guide
		Compost is one of nature's best mulches and soil amendments, and you can use it instead of commercial fertilizers.
		Yard wastes can be composted either in simple holding units, where they will sit undisturbed for slow decomposition, or in tumbling compost bins, which produce finished compost as quickly as just a few weeks with a good mix of materials.
		Compost serves primarily as a soil conditioner, whether it's spread in a layer on the soil surface or is dug in.
	www.compostguide.com (4682 words)

	Compost
		The compost will develop as fast as if it were turned regularly, and studies show that the nitrogen level may be even higher than turned compost.
		Leaf compost is best used as an organic soil amendment and conditioner; it is not normally used as a fertilizer because it is low in nutrients.
		Compost should be used as a soil additive, and not as the 100% growing medium.
	eartheasy.com /grow_compost.htm (1790 words)

	Solid Waste Management Department-Backyard Composting-City of Albuquerque
		Composting is another kind of recycling you can do to help save space in our landfill and benefit your plants and garden at the same time.
		Compost holds moisture and nutrients for the garden so flowers and vegetables are more beautiful and abundant.
		Compost is ready to use when it is reduced to a sweet smelling, crumbly, dark brown humus.
	www.cabq.gov /solidwaste/bkydcmp.html (731 words)

	Compost quality
		Compost temperature and inorganic N content during 96 days of active composting are reported along with end-product nutrient analysis and metal concentration.
		The compost yard is a four-acre facility on an asphalt pad and 18-20,000 cubic yards of compost are produced annually.
		During composting we expect N concentration to increase as the organic matter is oxidized releasing carbon dioxide.
	compost.wsu.edu /content/csu-final.htm (4146 words)

	Compost Physics
		Compost heat is produced as a by-product of the microbial breakdown of organic material.
		Although the compost temperature is close to ambient during the curing phase, chemical reactions continue to occur that make the remaining organic matter more stable and suitable for use with plants.
		The smaller the bioreactor or compost pile, the greater the surface area-to-volume ratio, and therefore the larger the degree of heat loss to conduction and radiation.
	compost.css.cornell.edu /physics.html (1285 words)

	COMPOST
		Compost is made from rotted organic material, which, when added to garden soil, provides plants with essential foods and helps to aerate It.
		If you are using COMPOST WORMS to help the processing of your compost it is important that the bin be open at the bottom and placed on earth, so that the worms can escape heat generation.
		As the compost breaks down it becomes more acid and may reach a point where the bacteria cannot live and the breakdown process stops.
	www.greengold.com.au /greengold/CARENOTES/CARENOTES/compost.htm (494 words)

	How to Compost
		Compost is made by billions of microbes (fungi, bacteria, etc.) that digest the yard and kitchen wastes (food) you provide for them.
		Compost can also be used as a 'top dressing' on the soil during the growing season -- in this case it is added in around the bases of plants, where irrigation and soil animals will slowly incorporate it into the soil.
		COMPOST AS TEA: Compost tea is made by combining equal parts of compost and water and letting it sit for a while.
	vegweb.com /composting/how-to.shtml (1759 words)

	Gardening Tips - COMPOST - The Helpful Gardener
		Composting breaks down waste materials from your garden and kitchen into a nutrient-rich, dark, soil-like matter that can be used to amend your soil.
		Compost is full of nutrients and therefore makes a great fertilizer for your garden.
		Compost bins generally don’t have a bottom (this makes it easy for earthworms to access the compost to help with the decomposition process) and have three sides, or have four sides with one side that can be opened for easy access.
	www.helpfulgardener.com /tips/03/compost.html (1289 words)

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		The size of your compost heap will depend on what material you have access to and your fitness, the ideal size is a 1 metre square (or round) and 1 metre high (the higher the better as the height will help to retain the heat.
		Next add a 50 mm layer of a compost activator such as animal or bird manure, or the herb plants comfrey and yarrow, which are also good compost activators.
		Most gardeners hide their compost making; but it is the heart of the garden; it should be seen and talked about.
	www.organicdownunder.com /Compost.htm (845 words)

	WSU Compost Facility
		In September 1992, the WSU Recycling and Composting Committee held their first meeting to determine if there was a need for a compost facility at WSU.
		The finished compost was also used on campus for WSU research farms, the WSU golf course, landscaping on WSU grounds, and research plots.
		Compost animal bedding was also developed that allowed Animal Science units to save $10,000 annually and reduce mastitis in the dairy herd.
	www.compost.wsu.edu /page.asp?rid=5 (1037 words)

	Guide to Composting
		They may be added to compost pile to provide nitrogen, spread around the garden in a thin layer, or used as a mulch.
		When your compost is ready, it can be mixed into the soil before planting or applied to the surface of the soil as a mulch.
		Mixing the compost allows oxygen into the center of the pile, where it encourages the growth of bacteria and fungi.
	www.gardenguides.com /TipsandTechniques/compost.htm (994 words)

	Seed And Plant Sources For Medicinal Herbs And Botanicals
		Although plants that have been treated with herbicides or pesticides should be avoided for composting, small amounts of herbicide-treated plants (e.g., grass clippings) may be mixed in the pile as long as one is careful to allow thorough decomposition.
		The barrel composter is an excellent choice for the city dweller with a relatively small yard.
		The compost pile should be located close to where it will be used and where it will not interfere with activities in the yard or offend neighbors.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /hil/hil-8100.html (2545 words)

	Composting At Home, HYG-1189-99
		Composting is a practical and convenient way to handle yard trimmings such as leaves, grass, thatch, chipped brush, and plant cuttings.
		Other good additions to a compost pile include ground brush, wood ash, and kitchen scraps such as fruit and vegetable peelings, egg shells, and coffee grounds that would otherwise be thrown in the garbage.
		When food wastes are added, however, the compost may have to be confined in bins that keep out animals such as raccoons, skunks, etc. City ordinances against backyard composting were passed in many areas of the United States decades ago because these pests and flies were not controlled.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/1000/1189.html (2338 words)

	Composting: Journey to Forever organic garden - how to turn wastes into clean, healthy food, making compost, compost ...
		Composting is indeed a natural way of recycling, harnessing natural processes rather than machinery and man-made chemicals, but it takes people to do it.
		Composting is applied microbiology at its most complex, involving the interactions of thousands upon thousands of different species of microorganisms (2 million individuals per gram) in a highly complex ecosystem.
		Once applied, compost "balances" the soil flora: that is, for each of the scores or more of disease organisms that can affect each species of plant, at least 12 to 15 different species of bio-control microorganisms need to be present, with the food and conditions they require, if the plant is to be healthy.
	www.journeytoforever.org /compost.html (1765 words)

	Composting... turn your Garden Waste into compost to feed your Garden
		Plant material can be turned into compost in as little as two weeks, or it can take as much as a year.
		The speed at which the decomposition occurs depends on the size of the material you are composting, and the effort which you want to put out.
		The natural process of composting is carried out by the thousands of micro-organisms which live naturally in soil.
	www.thegardenhelper.com /compost.html (852 words)

	Compost Bin Information, How to Build
		Well-rotted composted vegetable waste can be used as a mulch around plants and between rows of vegetables where it will smother small annual weeds and prevent the surface soil from drying out badly.
		The size of the area a compost heap will require will depend naturally on the size of the garden and especially on the number and sizes of the lawns, for the biggest proportion of compost heap ingredients consists of lawn clippings.
		Where compost has to be stored for any length of time, it is wise to provide some form of shelter for it.
	www.backyardgardener.com /compost/index.html (1864 words)

	Compost System-Sustainable Building Sourcebook
		Compost is created by the decomposition of organic matter such as yard waste.
		Composting results in: (a) saving landfill space, (b) saving energy for transporting the material, and (c) the creation of a high quality fertilizer at the location where it can be used (thereby again saving energy).
		Vermiculture, or composting using worms, can be accomplished as an alternative approach to traditional composting methods.
	www.greenbuilder.com /sourcebook/compostsystem.html (683 words)

	Florida's Online Composting Center
		Composting is the breakdown of organic materials by microorganisms.
		Composting is important because 20% or more of household waste is organic materials that can be composted, rather than disposed, thus saving landfill space.
		Compost helps your landscape retain water and nutrients better, and that means you can irrigate and fertilize less in areas treated with compost.
	www.compostinfo.com (322 words)

	Mantis ComposT-Twin - Composting Made Easy!
		Just add your compost materials to one of the twin chambers, turn the handle to spin the drum each day, and in weeks, you'll have rich, dark, homemade fertilizer.
		Compost is the best way to put organic nutrients back into your soil for a lush vegetable, fruit or flower garden.
		To see how just how easy making your own compost can be, click here to see our 4 steps to making great compost.
	www.compost-twin.com (472 words)

	Compost
		To ensure a high-quality and consistent compost, only organic yard and garden waste is accepted at the compost facility.
		The process by which yard waste is transformed in to a marketable compost material is accomplished by utilizing the windrow composting method in which the yard waste is maintained under predominately aerobic conditions.
		Composting involves a number of sequential steps which are described below.
	www.ci.shreveport.la.us /dept/pw/pwcmpost.htm (458 words)

	Yard Waste Compost
		Instead of burying yard waste in landfills, composting has become an important way to recycle yard waste.
		Composting yard waste reduces the amount of wastes disposed in landfills and produces a useful product.
		Please Note: Compost distributed to the public must be registered with the Department of Agriculture at (605) 773-3724.
	www.state.sd.us /denr/DES/WasteMgn/Swaste/Compost.htm (455 words)

	Compost on 43 Things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I started traditional compost in a container whereby the decomposition process generates a great deal of heat turning all those kitchen scraps and whatnot into great garden soil.
		The environmental benefits of composting are enormous – those of us who do compost can only imagine how much waste would wipe up in landfills if we didn’t compost.
		I composted at a house I was renting and since the property was landscaped I just kept putting the finished compost around the property.
	www.43things.com /things/view/8219 (1028 words)

	Compost Guide - Composting Fundamentals
		Composting is the decomposition of plant remains and other once-living materials to make an earthy, dark, crumbly substance that is excellent for adding to houseplants or enriching garden soil.
		Composting may be at the root of agriculture as well.
		Today, the use of composting to turn organic wastes into a valuable resource is expanding rapidly in the United States and in other countries, as landfill space becomes scarce and expensive, and as people become more aware of the impacts they have on the environment.
	vegweb.com /composting (444 words)

	How to Compost.org
		We do not discriminate, if you have an composting article or tip please submit the information so we can post it for everyone to enjoy.
		Worm composting – also known as vermiculture – is the proverbial win-win situation.
		For those that have gardens or even potted plants, homegrown compost is a great way to feed and nurture plants.
	www.howtocompost.org (674 words)

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