Starting a Compost Pile If you and your children will be spending a lot of quality time on your lawn, you may not wish to employ harsh chemicals that may keep your lawn green and healthy, but may have adverse effects on your family.  Organic lawn care is a trend that is gaining momentum across the country.

Soil is often over-looked.  If you have rich soil, your grass will grow healthier.  There are many organic fertilizers available on the market.  Or you can create your own fertilizer and do your part for the Earth by creating a compost pile.  

Select an out-of-the-way spot, perhaps near the area designated for your dogs “bathroom”, and begin by establishing a layer of soil and fertilizer.  Then you may deposit your kitchen scraps there, foods and things you would have normally put in the trash or sent down the garbage disposal. 

You can include:

• Vegetables and fruits
• Coffee grounds
• Lawn clippings
• Leaves
• Shredded newspapers or white, unglazed office papers

But do not use:

• Meat or dairy scraps
• Cat or dog manure
• Glazed, color-printed glossy magazine papers
• Plants that have herbicides on them

Be sure everything is thoroughly chopped up in order to aid in the composting.

Every now and then, water your compost pile and mix it up a bit, to help the microbes and fungi do their work.  Overtime, all those items will decompose and become “humus”, a dark, nutrient-rich compound that creates excellent soil structure.  Voila, you have your own homemade fertilizer!

 

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