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Compost a vital ingridiant for successfull topdressing
A series of pointers to start and maintain a compost pile taken from the www.topdressing.biz topdressing educational web pages.
Compost consists mainly of dead organic matter and is used as a natural source of nutrition for plants and gardens. Organic compost can revamp most problems you have with your soil such as soil acidity, the addition of compost will aid to neutralize and adjust it to proper pH level. If your soil is too alkaline, the same reaction will occur. Compost will balance the alkalinity of your soil. Don't just add lime if your compost is used for plants that need more acid soils. Here are a few examples that need acid soils: mountain laurel, blueberries, azaleas, rhododendrons and potatoes, just to mention a few. Compost additives such as lime should only be used as an option (depending on the requirements of the plant stocks needs) rather than mandatory.
Pile
Too small of a compost piles will slow down the the favorable decomposition. A pile must consist of a minimum amount of organic material before rapid decomposition can occur. You will need at least 3-4 feet-by-3-4 feet and 4-5 feet tall. The amount of rain or a drought will greatly affect the necessary decomposition results of your new compost pile. If you have a too dry pile, you can help it along with the garden hose to moisten pile. On the other hand due not apply too much water. A too wet of a pile will not decompose properly either and could create many undesirable odors.
Compost consists mainly of dead organic matter and is used as a natural source of nutrition for plants and gardens. Organic compost can revamp most problems you have with your soil such as soil acidity, the addition of compost will aid to neutralize and adjust it to proper pH level. If your soil is too alkaline, the same reaction will occur. Compost will balance the alkalinity of your soil. Don't just add lime if your compost is used for plants that need more acid soils. Here are a few examples that need acid soils: mountain laurel, blueberries, azaleas, rhododendrons and potatoes, just to mention a few. Compost additives such as lime should only be used as an option (depending on the requirements of the plant stocks needs) rather than mandatory.
Pile
Too small of a compost piles will slow down the the favorable decomposition. A pile must consist of a minimum amount of organic material before rapid decomposition can occur. You will need at least 3-4 feet-by-3-4 feet and 4-5 feet tall. The amount of rain or a drought will greatly affect the necessary decomposition results of your new compost pile. If you have a too dry pile, you can help it along with the garden hose to moisten pile. On the other hand due not apply too much water. A too wet of a pile will not decompose properly either and could create many undesirable odors.
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