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What Does Finished Compost Look Like?

Composting is a great way to recycle waste. It doesn’t matter if it is kitchen waste or animal poo, you certainly can use it for the betterment of your garden plant.

Yes, you heard right, finished compost looks like a dark brown crumbled piece of dirt. You almost cannot ignore the appearance of finished compost.

How to Tell When Compost is Ready

Your compost pile needs to be moist enough to support microbial activity. Adding moisture to a compost pile is easy, you can do this by wetting with water once or twice weekly.

Things that Affects Compost Time?

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How Long Does It Take for Compost to be Ready?

– Moisture Content Your compost pile needs to be moist enough to support microbial activity. Adding moisture to a compost pile is easy, you can do this by wetting with water once or twice weekly. You also want to be careful not to overwater the compost pile.

 Not Enough Oxygen Another important factor needed for decomposition to take place is air.

Size of Materials You also want to consider the size of the materials you throw into your compost bin.

On average, it can take several months for your compost to reach maturity. You also need to know that it can take more than a year too. It all depends on whether or not you choose to follow the right methods. Your compost will begin decomposing once the worms and bugs get to work.

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