Collected compost is of paramount importance for collective and domestic plots of land, as it is free from all available wastes - tops, plant debris (unless they are affected by keel1 and late blight2), dry leaves, cleaning, weeds ( before planting) allows full use. ), sawdust, shavings, yard and household waste, waste, incineration, other waste, as well as use more of the available feces.

To prepare it, at one of the corners of the plot or outside it, at a height not flooded, a plot of arbitrary length of at least 3 m in width is allocated. Squeeze the site and lay on top a layer of material that absorbs the liquid well - dry peat, chopped straw, dry leaves up to 30 cm. Then all available waste is deposited, sandwiched with peat and soil. Manure, slurry and fecal compost are added to it to accelerate the decomposition of the compost and improve its quality. Dry waste is wetted during composting. The quality of compost is significantly improved by phosphate rock, which is added up to 20 kg per 1 cubic meter. m compost.

A stack (flat folded row) with a width of 2 m rises to a height of 1.5 m, covered with mulch (peat) or soil (10 - 12 cm) from the top and sides. decomposition of organic matter. It is placed slightly higher than the middle to drain rainwater and other liquids (sludge, urine, slip).

Compost should always be moist. In dry weather it is watered with water, shovel in the fall or next spring. Before freezing, the stack is covered with earth, and then covered with dry leaves, reeds or spruce branches to protect from freezing. The total thickness of the shelter is 35-40 cm. In winter, additional snow is thrown on the pile.

During spring digging, compost is spread throughout the site. During sowing and planting, they are inserted into the furrows, rows, holes. Compost soil is also indispensable for adding to plants, especially cucumbers.

(From the Notebook of an Amateur Gardener, Leningrad, 1975)

We have already talked about compost and encouraged farmers to compost the waste.

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1 Kila is a fungal disease that is mainly transmitted through the soil.

2 Phytophthora is a disease-causing fungus whose spores live in the soil and infect night plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants and physalis). If the soil under the seedlings is mulched, then the late blight, as a rule, does not appear.