Composting Made Easy: 7 Simple Steps to Follow

No fancy tricks or complicated formulas here, just simple and fun ways to give back to Mother Earth. So, buckle up because this is all about Composting Made Easy!

Preparing garden compost is simple as it only needs a few ingredients. These include nitrogen, carbon, air, and water. To get these ingredients, you can collect kitchen and yard waste, but remember that complete decomposition is a lengthy period that may take months. So, how to make garden compost? Follow these steps.

Starting your compost is easy-peasy! To get going, you need a bin. Don’t worry if you can’t find one; you can grab a ready-made container from a garden store. No fuss, just a simple start!

Bin Basics: You should create an airflow at the bottom by poking small holes with a gardening fork. Now, lay down a foundation: add twigs, small sticks, or straw-like stuff about 4-6 inches deep. This helps with drainage and makes sure the compost has enough air.

Making it is just like following a recipe – you need the right ingredients. They are nitrogen, carbon, air, and water. Sounds fancy, but it’s not! Here’s how to make compost step by step.

Greens (Nitrogen): Collect nitrogenous compounds; these are primarily greens. They include plants such as cut grass, raw peelings from vegetables, coffee grounds, diluted urine (yep, you read that right!), manure, and weeds. These are the fast rotters!

Browns (Carbon): Proceed collecting carbon compounds, which are mostly ‘the browns.’ They include cardboard, dead leaves, cereal boxes, hedge clippings, and brown pruning. These are the slow rotters!

Once you have everything ready, let’s fill up that bin with your browns and greens! You need to make different layers.

Mixing Magic: To avoid stinky smells, mix fast-rotting