| Lots of people out there wish they had better | | | | dry out the grass in the sun before piling up. |
| looking lawns, but can't make the time and money | | | | Several smaller piles are easier to manage than |
| commitment to make it happen. There is, | | | | one huge one. Trying to oxygenate and turn over |
| however, a way to make your yard look great | | | | a large pile can be difficult. If you find that the |
| for practically free - organic garden fertilizer. | | | | decomposition process is just too smelly, or you |
| There are so many different materials from your | | | | want to speed up the process, try adding some |
| yard that can be turned into fertilizer, and it is | | | | lime to the mixture. You will notice a dramatic |
| actually easier to do than you might anticipate. | | | | improvement. |
| The best fertilizer comes from the garden, | | | | If piles just aren't your thing, consider purchasing |
| especially your grass. When you accrue those | | | | a compost bin. This isn't a free method, but a bin |
| heaping bags of grass, don't throw them out. With | | | | will provide many years of use and is a more |
| a little composting education, you can learn how | | | | controlled system. A compost bin can turn any |
| to manage these materials and turn them into | | | | garden material into plant feed. Material is put into |
| nutritious fertilizer to feed plants of all types. | | | | the container and begins a controlled rot. The |
| Creating a heaping pile of grass will turn slimy and | | | | container can be tumbled to oxygenate the |
| rot, so we must introduce additives into the grass | | | | material. Offensive odors are effectively contained |
| in layers. Specifically, additives of high carbon | | | | and moisture is kept in well. While waiting for the |
| content, which includes leaves, branches or wood | | | | solid materials to degrade, you can also extract a |
| pieces. These are otherwise known as "browns". | | | | special liquid plant feed from the container. This |
| Aerate the pile on a regular basis using a shovel | | | | liquid will gather in the bottom of the compost bin |
| or rake. Fresh grass contains a lot of nitrogen | | | | over time. Many bins have a convenient tap that |
| content and moisture, which makes the grass | | | | can extract the liquid easily. |
| stick together and reduces oxygen flow. Oxygen | | | | Composting can recycle many materials that |
| needs to be introduced into the system to | | | | would more than likely be thrown out. You can |
| promote bacteria growth. The grass is broken | | | | save money on fertilizer and produce a happy, |
| down and recycled back into nutrients that plants | | | | healthy lawn at the same time. This natural plant |
| can use. | | | | feed is better in many ways than the store |
| Another tip to promote a clean compost pile is to | | | | bought products. |