Aerobic Compost
by John Yazo
Aerobic composting is a method that requires a pile with the proper air mixture for the aerobic organisms to do there job generating a nutrient rich compost. It is more work than a cold or anaerobic compost but the quality of the end product has greater benefits for your gardens soil.
This efficient method of composting needs to maintain a temperature of about 160 degrees Fahrenheit inside the pile to work properly, at this temperature it will help to kill off the weed seeds and the germs that are growing in your compost. A pile that maintains this temperature will breakdown faster, leaving you a quality product in as little as just a few months.
This method of composting is easier to do if you have room to work. Having a compost bin with at the least two compartments is the ideal way to compost with this method. It gives you the room to move the compost when turning the pile from one bin to the other. Turning a compost in place is a lot harder to do. It is a lot of work keeping this pile well maintained, turning the pile can be as often as every week. The work is well worth the effort if you have the time to put into it. Turning the pile adds the air needed for this method to work properly by creating an environment that the aerobic organisms need to do there job.
Once your compost pile has finished cooking down it will loose it's heat, you can let it sit for a month or two and let the next colonies of natural life take over to continue keeping the quality of the compost maintained or start to use it. This next phase of live is when you will find earthworms in the pile. It is a sure way of knowing that your compost pile is finished and ready to use.
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