How to Make Compost

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It's easy to make compost for your garden! Composting is a great way to convert kitchen and garden waste into nourishing soil. Here are three simple ways to make compost.

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Once you start gardening, you’ll hear folks talk about composting and the benefits of adding compost to your soil. It sounds like a mystery or some sort of difficult equation, but it’s not.

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Nature has been composting since the beginning of time. When we make compost, we simply harness and improve on this natural process!

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Ingredients for compost

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Types of Compost Piles

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When the good folks at Smart Pot sent me a Compost Sak,

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unfold it,

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The Compost Sak is gigantic! It holds up to 100 gallons of compost materials, so there's plenty of room to layer your browns and greens.

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How to Make Compost

It's easy to make compost for your garden! Composting is a great way to convert kitchen and garden waste into nourishing soil. Here are three simple ways to make compost.

Let's do this!

Once you start gardening, you’ll hear folks talk about composting and the benefits of adding compost to your soil. It sounds like a mystery or some sort of difficult equation, but it’s not.

Nature has been composting since the beginning of time. When we make compost, we simply harness and improve on this natural process!

Ingredients for compost

Fallen leaves Spoiled hay or straw Shredded paper (not glossy) Sawdust Cardboard

Types of Compost Piles

When the good folks at Smart Pot sent me a Compost Sak,

I was excited to give it a try. It's lightweight, with no assembly, and is shaped like a giant grocery bag. You simply slip it out of the box,

unfold it,

and (jump in) I mean add your composting materials.

The Compost Sak is gigantic! It holds up to 100 gallons of compost materials, so there's plenty of room to layer your browns and greens.

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