Composting provides of the best mulches and soil enhancements you can get and, besides, the price is right. In fact you can make compost without spending a cent.
By using a composting program in your yard you improve the soil structure, aeration, nutrient level and it's water retention. Because of its bulk compost keeps the soil loose and is a benefit to the root process of all plants.
And this is not to mention the nutrients its provides to your plants and lawn. The organic material feeds microorganisms in the soil that give off nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These naturally-produced chemicals, in turn, benefit the plant life.
Microorganisms are only tip of the composting process. It also involves hundreds of larger organisms like fungi, worms and other insects. The end result of the feeding process are the "castings," a rich, black, almost odorless materila which is almost pure plant food
You can duplicate the natural composting cycle with your own compost pile. Make sure than the material is fine and that it is only organic, not wood or other materials. Grass clippings are great as they contain lots of nitrogen. Kitchen waste is good but not meat and dairy as they attract rodents. In the fall leaves are great but shred them so that they can decompose before the freeze. Mix you pile evenly so that air, dirt and the composting materials mix evenly.
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