How to Easily Make Homemade Compost

To reduce your carbon impact, composting food scraps and most of the household's bio-waste is a good starting point.

You may think that composting yourself at home is tedious and difficult? That it is better to leave it to public services, farmers or businesses? But we will quickly show you that it is quite the opposite!

With the right advice and by applying the simple basics, it's really much easier and more accessible than you think.

Composting is one of the most important and simplest steps we can take to reorganize our lives and societies according to the planet.

The first advantage is that it reduces most of the waste that usually goes to landfill. This organic waste emits methane, which is extremely harmful to global warming. A landfill is not designed to break down waste. And unfortunately they can stay there for decades.

The Agence de la Transition Ecologique (Ademe) provides advice and proposes approaches to combat global warming and the degradation of resources.

The second advantage is to give a new life to these same wastes. By transforming them into rich compost and preventing these resources from being wasted. Thanks to this compost, we take care of our plants and regenerate the soil over time.

Compost, or even the gardener's black gold, is a nutrient-rich amendment created by the decomposition of organic matter.

This happens naturally. And we can easily mimic and improve the process at home thanks to several composting techniques.

This amendment will add structure and stability to your soil. While slowly but surely releasing all the rich nutrients that your plants will appreciate.

To start composting at home, there are many ways to do it. Usually, this happens in the garden if you are lucky enough to have one. But with the latest innovations, it can also be easily in your kitchen, without an exterior and with very little space.

To succeed, it is above all a question of choosing the right composting method for your home and your place of life.

Before diving into the different solutions for composting at home, it's important to understand how composting actually works.

I assure you right away, it's as easy as mixing mashed potatoes with an electric mixer!
The principle is simple, nature does most of the work. And a composter is used to reproduce and optimize mother nature's work.

To successfully carry out the process of decomposing organic waste, the following elements are needed:
- nitrogen, provided by green waste: fruit and vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, green leaves, etc.
- carbon, provided by brown waste: mulch, paper, branches, dry leaves, sawdust, etc.
- oxygen,
- a little water.

The basic principle is called lasagna composting. It consists of layering a layer of green waste and a layer of brown waste.
We then mix regularly to ensure that everything remains sufficiently moist.
This natural process is reproduced and, by decomposing organic matter, creates an ideal environment for microorganisms to live and work.
Depending on the type of composter you choose, it's all about balance and common sense.

Now that you know the basics of composting, it's time to determine which system to use among the different possibilities.

To choose the best composting method for you, it's important to consider a few simple criteria:
- the place of residence,
- the composition of the household.
Whether or not you have a garden will greatly affect the choice of system.

The size of your household and the amount of organic waste generated should also be taken into account.

For example, you should not place a compost bin on your balcony or a vermicomposter in the middle of your lawn without knowing why and how to use it. In both cases, it's not necessarily a good idea.

Now, pay attention, what follows is important.
All scenarios have solutions.

Whether you live in a house with a large garden or an apartment without an exterior, there is a simple and easy way to compost at home.

Whether it's the classic compost bin, the tireless rotating composter, the famous vermicomposter, or the new Bokashi, you'll find the right fit.

To go to the next step, you need access to clear guides to know everything about the subject. Guides and reviews on the different models on the market. We recommend the website les-composteurs.fr<\/a>, a real mine of information on domestic composting.