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The process of creating vegetable gardening compost is the same as creating compost for any garden. Gardening compost is a cheap, healthy organic fertilizer relished by the best veggie gardens. It helps soil hold more water and assists you to produce successful organic vegetable crops. To create organic gardening compost for your vegetable garden, follow these easy steps.

Find a shaded part of your vegetable garden protected from hot winds for your gardening compost pile. Make sure it has a cement or solid sand base. Edge your pile with cement blocks or timber planks and divide it into three bins to make the composting process efficient. Each bin should have a floor area of around 12 square feet and be about 3 feet high. One is for new material, another for material to be turned and the other for completed compost.

Begin the pile by spreading your compost material 6-8 inches high. This material can include grass clippings, leaves and other garden waste. Dust with agricultural lime and a handful of complete fertilizer containing nitrogen.

Cover with a layer of garden soil and repeat this layering process until it is about 3 feet in height. Turn the heap every two to three weeks with a digging fork or shovel to assist with the decomposition of your gardening compost. Turning allows the pile to cool and aerates providing the microbes working in it some fresh air. Not all microbes (bacteria and fungi) need air to survive, but those in your compost pile do.

Water a little after turning but make sure not to over water as compost heaps work best with the right amount of moisture. To this end, cover the compost bins with Hessian or even an old piece of carpet to avoid the effect of heavy rain.

Watch the temperature of your compost pile as it can get very warm and should not exceed a temperature of 150F. Your finished compost should be ready for use after about three turns in around 8-10 weeks when it’s warm. The composting process will take longer in cooler weather.Distribute the compost 2-3 inches over your vegetable garden and turn it into the topsoil.

To save the time it takes to establish a compost pile of your own, you might consider buying a ready made compost bin (ranging from around $100- $300) or in a smaller garden or even a patio garden, a less expensive compost pale (approx $29-$39). Whether you build or buy your compost piles, know that gardening compost is the cheapest and most environmentally friendly organic fertilizer for your vegetable garden.

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Antonio Fontanes

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Antonio Fontanes is from a family of successful gardeners and grows delicious organic vegetables year round. Want to learn more about how to grow great veggies? Go to my website www.vegetablegardens4U

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