The Rodale Guide to Composting |
Contents
Composting throughout History | 1 |
The Benefits of Compost and Composting | 13 |
Life inside a Compost Heap | 33 |
Copyright | |
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aeration aerobic agricultural amounts anaerobic animal applied areas bacteria bedding bins bio-dynamic bone meal bottom calcium carbon chemical compost heap compost materials compost pile composting process composting toilet contains cottonseed meal crops decompose decomposition digested dried earthworms energy farm farmers feed feet fertilizer finished compost fresh fungi garbage Golueke grass clippings green manure ground growing growth heat high-nitrogen humic acids humus inches Indore industrial landfill layer leaf leaves lime machine metal method microorganisms minerals mixed moisture mulch municipal composting municipal refuse nitrogen nitrogen content nutrients operation Organic Gardening organic matter organic wastes particles percent nitrogen phosphate phosphoric acid phosphorus plants plastic pomace potash potassium pounds quantities recycling residues roots sawdust screen seed sewage sludge sheet composting shredder shredding soil straw structure temperatures turning urine vegetable weeds windrow composting windrows wood worms