Compost box assigned a very important role in the garden. Defective, it can be said is your dacha pastime without him. After all, the correct disposal of garden waste - a very important task. That is why it is necessary to arrange the compost box on virtually every site.
Many disdain to create a box, but the circumstances still make you do it. And all this only because he is often compared to a little box with a public dump. Probably everyone familiar with the following picture: in the corner of the plot is constructed from improvised material obscure "corral" where a person carries all he wants to throw.
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After some time there pick out a couple of buckets of rotted rocks, and in pits that were formed, throw back the grass and garbage. Similarly it has done again and again. I must say that this building looks very unsightly, and in it to create fertilizer as long as necessary, it is impossible. Vacationers themselves are depriving themselves of the right to obtain a very valuable fertilizer for free, and in the right quantity.
We advise you to build a "correct" the compost bin. It will be advantageous, because thanks to him, will be able to transform all sorts of waste, and to receive this much-needed organic fertilizer (compost). Serve such a design you a few years.
Selecting a location
You must meet certain conditions. It is important to decide on the venue. We do not recommend to organize composting drawer too close to a house or other dwelling-house, near the entrance to the site or adjacent to the entrance road, etc. However, all can be seen. The owner will explain this by saying he did not want to lost some particular place. Actually organize the drawer is recommended in a secluded place, for example, in the corner of the plot, in the shade rather than the sun (do not need much compost to dry).
It is also necessary to make sure that a composting box approach was useful, for example, to make common path, because there will have to walk permanently (weeds and unnecessary waste buckets with kitchen). In front of the box, it is desirable to make the site the building blocks to be able to come up with a cart, when it comes time to pick up the compost.
Options for capital construction
For the construction of the box, you will need new planks. Compost is created using bacteria which recycle waste, it is an aggressive environment for any organic material (boards, whereby erected box may decompose). That is why the board should choose reliable, treat them with a special compound from rotting, you can paint them well.
Between the boards is necessary to leave a gap, the width of which should be a few centimeters. This is necessary with a view to the compost could get enough air, it is a prerequisite!
Box of slate
The most inexpensive and reliable box can come from the slate, because it does not rot. From it you can make the side and rear walls and partitions. Recommended Slate dosochki back up, so that it is not cracked due to overcrowding.
The front of the box it is best to build completely from the boards (front wall is constructed based on the fact that the finished fertilizer could be convenient to pick out of the box). In polvysoty front part can be made standard, and then dial from the boards, which placed it horizontally. Boards are fixed in such a way that it was possible to remove them as needed. You realize how convenient it is when you take out the finished fertilizer.
In slate compost box no slits for aeration is not affected due to the presence of departments, which the size of half a meter and a half (this is the usual size slate sheet). Slate also can be cut into smaller pieces, if the usual size you seem to be too big.
optimal size
The dimensions of the box composting depends on certain conditions:
- size of the area to be processed, multiplied by your effort, aimed at maintaining order;
- the number of people using the site.
If it is a large family with regular guests, is one thing, quite another if it is old grandmother retired. Number of kitchen waste is directly dependent on this index.
- The amount of time spent in the country (all summer or just come for the weekend).
We recommend guided by these conditions when designing your mailbox. Height - constant, its value (should be no more than one and a half meters). When exceeding the height composting process may be slower.
Inside compost box is recommended for at least divided into two compartments. It is proved that the third department will also not be amiss, it is useful to store the compost.
Box, which has only one compartment, in any case would not be convenient. The fertilizer of this box will get only a few years later, when it is already fully prepared. Out of the box, in which the two sections can be obtained fertilizer every year uninterrupted cycle.
Cyclicity use compartments
First, you can fill one compartment and the other compartment will be let loose. The next spring when the last year fertilizer podtaet, perekin'te tip, not had time to mature to fall in the second compartment to the bottom. And during the summer and fold the material to compost.
But the black substrate that is ready (approximately one-half of the first compartment), can be used on the site, so you gradually release the compartment completely. In the case of the spring, do not have time to use all the manure from the first compartment and pull apart on the site, do not be lazy to maintain stocks in bags, you need them in the fall.
These situations are extremely rare. Fertilizers always use. All happen again next spring.
Important nuances composting
Compost is placed horizontally, uniform layers. Periodically, these layers are mixed with manure. Stack without tamping, not to obstruct the air and do not interfere with the bacteria responsible for the formation of a fertilizer.
Do not let the weight of this dried up, watered it with water from time to time, especially during the dry season. And pereuvlazhnyat what is contained in a box, you can not, because in this case the desired bacteria may be killed.
It is necessary more than once in a season to water the resulting compote EM (effective microorganisms) -preparatami. Do not pour in the entire bubble box completely. Such a bottle (0.5 liters) should be divided into five buckets of water, and each of them add 100 grams of candied jam. Useful this sweet addition to the bacteria started to work.
Let these buckets of sludge for some time, and then the liquid should be evenly poured onto the compost. The effect of this procedure proved - fertilizer matures much faster.
In the winter to maintain the desired temperature in the heap, and for extending the process of formation of fertilizers nestle fertilizer. This is including the help you prevent infection compost weed seeds.
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