The plants in the garden will thank you when you turn biowaste into soft soil in the thermal composter. Composting biowaste is not difficult.
Bio-waste can be composted in detached, semi-detached and terraced houses.
Before starting, check your municipality’s composting regulations with the environmental protection authority or the waste management agency.
Requirements have been set for the composting of biowaste, for example harmful animals must not enter the compost and composting must be harmless to the environment.
Thermal composters are good for composting bio-waste, because they ground quickly and composting is possible even in winter.
Place the compost in a place where the sun does not shine. An easy and short route to the compost makes using it pleasant even in winter. In order to maintain the neighboring house, it is recommended to place the composter on the side, if possible.
The appropriate size of the composter depends on how many people live in the household and how much biowaste is produced. For example, in a household of two people, a suitable size is a composter with a capacity of about 200 liters. In larger households or if there is a lot of biowaste, two composters may be a good choice.
In the household of one person, not enough biowaste is necessarily generated for the composter to work in the best way. At the summer cottage, waste is not generated regularly, which can slow down the operation of the composter.
Reserve a separate container for bio-waste in the kitchen
In the kitchen, it is good to reserve a separate container with a lid for organic waste, on the bottom of which you can put an egg cell or newspaper to absorb any dripping liquids.
You can put it in the composter
- leftovers
- tea and coffee reindeer
- fruits, vegetables, roots and their skins
- dried and spoiled food
- fat
- crushed eggs
- pet cage cleaning waste
- mulch
- wilted cut flowers and plants
- financial paper
- a small amount of egg yolks, newspaper or other porous paper.
Plant waste from the garden can be put into the composter. You can also set up your own garden waste compost for vegetable waste.
Composting biowaste requires regularity
When the bio container in the kitchen is full, its contents are emptied into the composter. Filling the composter regularly keeps the composting process active.
After adding the biowaste, put a layer of dry mixing material on top of the mass, such as compost bedding, wood chips or dry leaves.
Usually a layer of a couple of centimeters is enough, but if the mass is moist, you should use the bedding more generously.
This balances the moisture situation, acts as a foaming agent for the compost and prevents unpleasant odors. When the mass is spongy and airy, the compost’s organisms get oxygen and soiling takes place.
The most common problem with a biowaste composter is too wet mass.
Wet pulp is oxygen-free, rots and causes unpleasant odors. If, despite using bedding, the mass is wet, add more bedding material and mix the mass if necessary.
The temperature rises when composting starts
The temperature of the composter starts to rise when the waste begins to decompose. At its hottest, the temperature rises to 40–70 degrees. Gradually, the mass cools down and the microbial activity slows down. In this case, the landing is near the end.
During severe and long periods of frost, the temperature of the thermal composters can drop and the mass freezes, and grounding does not occur. Frozen compost can be filled, and it does not have to be thawed if the waste fits in the composter.
The compost stirrer speeds up the operation of the composter. Instead of compost starter, you can use urea, shoveled soil, leaves of nettle or sedge, or chicken poo granules.
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The time it takes for composting depends, among other things, on the composter, the waste put in it and the mixture.
Ripe compost is dark brown, loamy, but coarser material can still be separated from it. Ripe compost does not smell, but its smell is earthy, earthy.
Semi-rotted compost can be post-ripened in garden compost.
Compost soil can be used for soil improvement. A 3–5 cm layer of ground compost applied as a cover nourishes and enlivens the soil.
You can make your own soil mixture from mature compost soil, peat and sand by adding everything in the same proportion. The mulch mixture is suitable for use in the kitchen garden and for planting all garden plants.
Source: kotiliesi.fi
