Compost Science

The process of how compost is made – and how it benefits soil and plants – is fascinating. It’s also useful, as an awareness can help you create faster compost, better soil and healthy, luxurious plants.

If you’re new to the science of composting, we suggest starting with The Science of Compost – How Compost Happens!

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Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio: The Key to Fast, Healthy Compost

Compost Science

If you read much about composting, you’ll soon come across the term carbon: nitrogen ratio (often shortened to C: N ratio). Everything you put in your compost has a different C: N ratio. Materials such as grass and manure, known as ‘greens’, have a higher level of nitrogen, and ‘brown’ materials, such as paper, have […]

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