What is compost?

Compost or humus is the remains of living beings who have experienced decay, the shape has changed, such as land and odorless. Compost contain a complete NPK nutrients though a small percentage. Compost also contains other compounds that are beneficial to plants.

Anything can make compost?

In principle, all materials derived from living organisms or organic materials can be composted it. Seresah, leaves, grass trimmings, twigs, and the rest of the wood can be composted it. Manure, animals, even human waste could be composted it. Composting of manure is better known by the term manure. Time of food and animal carcasses can also be composted. There are material-compost is easy in his, there is a rather simple ingredients, and there are difficult to compost it. Most organic materials, compost is easy in his. Rather difficult material in a compost-include: hard wood, stems, and bamboo. Materials are difficult to compost the included wood very hard, bones, hair, horns, and fur.

Why should the compost be the first?

Plants can not absorb nutrients from organic materials that are still raw, whatever the form and origin. Manure fresh nutrient can not be absorbed by the plants it. Moreover, the remaining plants still in good shape also can not be absorbed its nutrients by plants. Compost is 'half-baked' is not good for plants. Organic material must dikomposkan to 'mature' to get its nutrients absorbed by plants. The principle is the plants absorb nutrients from the soil, therefore, should be returned to the land and given to the ground again.

Materials to be composted must also contain enough water. Water is very necessary for living micro-organism in the compost activators. Dry material is more difficult to compost it. However, the moisture content is too much also will hinder the process of composting. So wet should be enough. Materials must also contain enough air. Like water, the air needed for micro-organism lives compost activator.
To protect the compost from a poor external environment, compost should be closed. Closure aims to protect the materials or micro-organism from the rain, the sun, evaporation, and temperature changes.

Material aged for some time to mature compost. Long it takes between 2 weeks to 6 weeks depending on the material dikomposkan. The materials can be soft-the compost in a short time, 2 - 3 weeks. Materials loud takes between 4 to 6 weeks. Characteristic mature compost is the shape has changed to be more soft, dark brown color, not foul-smelling, and easily crushed / crumbs.

Compost can be given as the sole source of additional nutrients, or more commonly known by the term organic farming. Compost should be given in sufficient numbers, so plants can grow better. Compost can also be provided with artificial chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers can be reduced and replaced in part with the addition of compost.

Compost can be given to any plant, ranging from farm crops, horticulture, plantations, ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, and forestry. For example to crop: rice paddy fields, dry land rice, maize, cassava, beans, cabbage, potatoes, rubber, coffee, oil palm, cocoa, sugar cane, Aglonema, waves of love, mango, acacia, and others.