Monday, May 5, 2008

Composting at the THS Farm

At THS, my class went down to our school farm and there we made a compost pile. My role in the activity was to tell them the order of the layers.
Compost is a homemade fertilizer that can be made with food scraps, grass clippings, and L0TS of water.
The benefits of composting is better soil, healthy plants, no pesticides, saving money, and of course, the whole recycling process. =) Compost piles are done ranging from around 2 weeks to 2 days, depending on how large the pile is.


How To Make A Compost Pile:

INGREDIENTS: leaves and twigs, grass clippings, succulent plant matter, old compost, WATER!!

LAYERS OF THE C0MP0ST PILE:
1)water
2)old compost (light sprinkle)
3)water
4)leaves and twigs (2")
5)water
6)grass clippings (5")
7)water
8)old compost (light sprinkle)
9)water

REPEAT UNTIL PILE IS 4'X4' AND 4' TALL






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