is time to talk about compost, again. During almost 4 years I've been writing this column on many occasions I have recommended to compost at home. But I think more people than have already adopted this practice, many more people still need to start your compost and feel the satisfaction of transforming organic waste into valuable land.
is completely natural return to earth what we take from it. is the source of the food we eat every day and therefore essential to our survival. is incredible but there are people, especially young people, who do not know how plants grow, or they can think to ask where milk comes from, and eating only the dishes that they want without thinking of nutrients or if they will fall right or wrong. This is why so many people are overweight, diabetes and lack of interest on good food is a symptom of modern life. Learn eating well is important, as is proper preparation of ingredients and quantities correct and necessary. Pull waste is another thing and should form the basis of a new habit: that of making good compost. It is the duty of us all.
only need a small space for your compost. not required to spend much money and although there are fiberglass and include a lid is very easy to make a much more simple. with chicken mesh type forms a circle into which you insert a thick black plastic bag (first with small holes drilled to allow air to the bag) and you have your compost, so easy. must choose the place in your garden or patio that suits you and start saving organic waste into a pot (preferably with lid) that you have on hand in the kitchen. When you empty the compost is very important to always cover the cuttings with leaves, dried flowers, or whatever you have on hand that comes out of your garden. If you do not have enough leaves is recommended to cover it with sawdust or ground. Why do they cover? To avoid nasty smells, bugs and unwanted animals. This is key: you always have to cover very well all the food scraps into the compost, add a little water (which you use to rinse the pot) and close the plastic bag until the next time you waste tires the kitchen.
should never smell bad. If you smell is because it is being well covered with leaves or sawdust. other hand, you may find you're throwing too much water, we must be frugal with water: less is better than more. Inside the bag leftovers begin to decompose naturally generate heat and you'll begin to pack already done so. With the decomposition the earth is shaped so that in about 3 to 4 months can flip the whole bag, turn the land by a sand strainer and return the large pieces of compost to continue decomposing. The resulting land is rich in nutrients and ideal for your pots or plants such as bougainvillea or other species.
What can you throw into the compost? lot! Remember that everything you are going to take to the compost must be chopped or broken into small pieces. First the green : fruit peels of all kinds, any vegetable, egg shells, withered flowers. Now coffee: coffee grounds, tea bags, and then paper, paper towels, egg boxes made of cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls, brown paper. is important to include the two ingredients for the compost has a pH balanced and earth that it is top.
I consider it our obligation to have a compost heap. keep it involves very little effort and you're significantly reducing the amount of organic waste that need to deliver the garbage truck. Combine the good practice of the compost with the separation of recyclable waste and will be delivering a tiny bag in the trash once a week. Remember that 90% of your waste is recyclable. There are now over waste collection services and must take advantage of delivering separately by type plastic, cans, glass, PET bottles and many other things (soaked and crushed first, of course). There is no reason in the world to throw trash in the street and would have to draw your attention to those guilty of this foul practice. is they who are making our cities and our been a scary mess. is they who should feel ashamed. And they know who they are ...
Note published in the Union of Morelos on Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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