...Composing the organic material before adding it is muchPeople end up believing this because it is being repeated all the time. In
more efficient soil building than adding it straight.
fact, the opposite is true: the longer something stays on the compost heap,
the greater the losses. Hence, the most efficient way of using organic
matter is by applying it directly to the soil without composting.
A good compost will heat up with microbial activity, and decomposeThe greatest losses occur during the high temperature phase.
very quickly.
Happy Christmas,
Dieter
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