Most gardeners and gardeners are accustomed to get rid of fallen autumn leaves, burning her mercilessly. But not everyone knows that these fires burn valuable material for the preparation of nutritious compost. After all, well-prepared leaf humus contains many useful and necessary for the minerals the plants, namely:
- Nitrogen and calcium.
- Phosphorus and potassium.
In addition, the sheet humus contains organic matter complexes, micro and macrocells, and humus.
Therefore, burning at the stake of such a storehouse of nutrients for our plants - a "crime."
I'll tell you how to properly, competently and above all quickly make compost from fallen leaves.
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Which leaves are suitable for making leaf mold
The chemical composition of leaf mold depends on the leaves of trees which have been used in its preparation. Humus foliage of fruit trees and fruit bushes considered to be more rich in biologically active substances. Foliage other tree species can be used for compost in an amount of not more than 10-15% of the total weight. Because they contain a high concentration of acid, and our truck crops with you it is not very pleasant.
What else can be added to compost
- To enrich the leaf humus nitrogen will serve in good stead sloping lawn grass or weeds plucked. It will also be useful to add to compost kitchen waste (cleaning vegetables or broken tea).
- To reduce the acidity of the sheet and the humus enrichment with phosphorus and potassium in the compost used wood ash.
- To activate the digestion process, you can use ready-made mold or infusion, and the infusion of mullein.
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If you do not have specially designated areas for laying compost or compost box, then you can use the thick black polyethylene bags. All material is laid in layers of compost:
- Leaves of 10-15 cm thick.
- Horticultural soil (5-10 cm).
- Mown grass (or) weeds and kitchen wastes (10-15 cm)
- Humus (5 cm).
To digestion process and began to actively develop rapidly, each layer should be abundantly shed water or infusion of mullein. It is also a good help in it is rendered solutions EM preparations containing beneficial microorganisms.
When all the layers are stacked and molded, the whole thing need to cover dark dense film, or a piece of black waterproofing. It is necessary to:
- The resulting "layer cake" was always wet as in the dry environment, the decomposition process is terminated.
- Protect the compost from the ingress of air and sunlight. Outdoor air and solar rays are harmful to anaerobic microorganisms involved in the decomposition process.
Already in the spring you will be ready for your most valuable fertilizer rastishek, who will answer his enviable abundant harvest.
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