Composting consists of transforming the organic remains of the garden, garden or kitchen into compost, material rich in microorganisms and nutrients that will fertilize the soil where our plants develop.
It is an exercise in the recycling of organic matter that can be carried out in the domestic environment, greatly reducing our final waste, since 40% of the garbage bag of any household is usually organic.
It is also a very interesting activity from the educational point of view for our children and a way to close the cycle of matter and energy in our urban garden. Therefore, we recommend to urban garden users, perhaps those who already have some experience, compost as a very enriching sustainability experience.
If we are determined to compost we have 2 options: composting or vermicomposting (or even combining both options).
When is composting more appropriate?
- When we generate a large amount of waste ; it is the case of houses with garden or orchard in land. In these cases we will produce both dry material, rich in Carbon (leaves and branches) and wet material, rich in Nitrogen ( pruning remains, kitchen, grass etc ...), in sufficient quantities to carry out composting .
- When we have enough space.
When is vermicomposting more appropriate?
- When we generate less waste . Especially in urban gardens of terrace or balcony, where not much pruning is generated. In these cases, we will carry out our vermicompost based on kitchen remains.
- When we have little space to perform this function .
Offers in vermicomposters :
Finally, if we have space, time and want to obtain a product of the highest quality, we can even consider combining both processes. In this way, we would first carry out a composting process of our waste and the resulting compost, we would use it in the vermicomposter , achieving a greater stabilization of organic matter, as well as better fertilizer properties.
In any case, the result will be a domestic compost that we will use to fertilize our garden, improving the microbial life of the soil, providing the nutrients that our crops need and closing the cycle of matter and energy in our garden.
