The Benefits of Use Compost

What is the compost
Compost is a versatile product resulting from composting - the biodegradation of organic waste, industrially, commercially or domestically produced. The basic use is conditioning and fertilizing soil by the addition of humus, nutrients and beneficial soil bacteria, with a wide range of specific applications. also is a way to control household waste. And while minimizing waste is one significant benefit of composting

Using compost as mulch, in the soil or as potting media is beneficial in many ways. Compost contains a full spectrum of essential plant nutrients often absent in synthetic fertilizers, releases nutrients slowly—over months or years, unlike synthetic fertilizers, enriched soil retains fertilizers better.

1. Improve soil structure
Soil structure refers to the way inorganic particles, such as sand, silt and clay, combine with decayed organic particles, like humus and compost. Soil with a healthy structure is crumbly to the touch, allowing plenty of room for air, water and energy to move freely.

Compost helps bind clusters of soil particles, called aggregates, which provide good soil structure. Such soil is full of tiny air channels & pores that hold air, moisture and nutrients. it can hold nutrients tight enough to prevent them from washing out, but loosely enough so plants can take them up as needed. makes any soil easier to work,  brings and feeds diverse life in the soil. These bacteria, fungi, insects, worms and more support healthy plant growth.

2. improve crop yields
When organic material is broken down in a compost pile, the decomposition process produces the best fertilizer you’ll ever find, the soil food web. Simply soil food web is a community of organisms that live their lives in the soil, from microorganisms like bacteria and fungi to macroorganisms like earthworms and beetles. all of these organisms are essential to healthy soil and will only improve crop yields.

Compost bacteria break down organics into plant available nutrients. Some bacteria convert nitrogen from the air into a plant available nutrient.  beneficial insects makes  the soil  enrich, and the worms and other organisms that burrow through soil keeping it well aerated. so compost may suppress diseases and harmful pests that could overrun poor lifeless soil.

3. protecting waters
Improving soil structure and boosting nutrient content is about more than producing healthier crops. Fertile soil also has far greater moisture retention

Healthy soil is an important factor in protecting our waters. Compost increases soil’s ability to retain water because it encourages healthy root systems, which decrease runoff, even just have a 5% increase in organic material but have quadruples soils water holding capacity. Compost can reduce or eliminate use of synthetic fertilizers,reduce chemical pesticides since it contains beneficial microorganisms that may protect plants from diseases and pests.

4. Balance the PH
Compost buffers the soil, neutralizing both acid & alkaline soils, bringing pH levels to the optimum range for nutrient availability to plants.
Compost helps sandy soil retain water and nutrients. it loosens tightly bound particles in clay or silt soil so roots can spread, water drain & air penetrate.

5. Ward off  Plant Diseases
Research is showing us that soil treated with compost tends to produce plants with fewer pest problems,Compost helps to control diseases and insects that might otherwise overrun a more sterile soil lacking natural checks against their spread.

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