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Bacteria at work in the Compost Pile

First, mesophilic bacteria start to work while the compost pile is cool. These beneficial bacteria begin by consuming and digesting organic matter and reproduce in the process. Heat is released and conditions change to attract a different type of bacteria attracted to a warm environment.
Thermophilic bacteria begin to work as the compost pile heats up. Temperatures may be as high as 160 degrees Fahrenheit and weed seeds, insects, and many diseases are killed by this heat. Finally, a complex form of bacteria called Actinomycetes takes over as the decomposition of organic material is completed.

Actinomycetes give the new soil a pleasant , earthy smell turning it into a finished product.

Other workers in this decomposition process are much larger than microscopic bacteria and include snails, slugs, millipedes, centipedes, nematodes, earthworms, and some insects like spiders and mites.

The final product is called humus and is gold for the organic garden. Humus helps soil particles stick together which in turn allows the soil to be aerated and allows better drainage by adding pore spaces in the soil. The soil can better hold water in periods of drought and reduces erosion. The soil is better able to store nutrients that plants can use in their growth cycle as the nutrients are slowly released into the root system.

The use of this rich humus gives the organic gardener the opportunity to provide a friendly environment to beneficial microorganisms, earthworms, and other subterranean life forms by avoiding the use of chemical fertilizers.

This is the natural process we see in our forests and prairies where growing plants drop their leaves, flowers, and fruits into the soil. This composting process is the organic gardener’s ability to copy the workings of a natural ecosystem by returning vegetation to the soil to be used again by our garden’s vegetables and plants.

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Compost is the Organic Gardener

Earthworms are nature‘s clean-up crew, aiding in the production of lush, humus-rich topsoil from spent plant and animal materials. These elegantly efficient organisms have been on earth for hundreds of thousands of years longer than humankind, largely untouched by evolution due to their nearly perfect adaptation to their role in nature.
Humankind has studied and learned to appreciate the talents of the earthworm, developing systems that capitalize on the natural role it plays in recycling organic matter back into humus. We now use earthworms for the remediation of organic “waste” materials, reducing the pressure on landfills and aiding in the regeneration of our valuable topsoils.

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