Compost, the wealth of the garden
Recycle your organic waste and leftover food, as nature does, by composting. You will thereby limit the amount of waste thrown out to be burnt in incinerators, you will save money and you will bring a natural fertilizer to your garden which will cost you nothing, instead of buying a chemical industrial fertilizer. Not only will you produce a natural fertilizer for your plants, but you can also use it as mulching for your banks, or as a substratum for your plantings or in your vegetable patch.
Be careful, however, of the quantity you use as this compost is concentrated and may burn the roots of your plants. You should therefore mix it well with soil before speading it.
You don't necessarily need a composter to produce compost. Some local government offices or waste management agencies offer free composters. Check them out or else make one youself. Simply make a heap in a corner of your garden . There even exists small composters for appartments which can be placed on the balcony.
The maturation period lasts from 9 to 12 months generally and can be accelerated by adding nettle slurry if needed. Put all your organic waste in it, and grind certain branches and leaves before adding them. Use a grinder or a lawnmower to break them down into small bits - this will help them decompose quicker. At home, all your leftovers can be put into the composter - vegetables, fruit stones, eggshells, and even cardboard from paper rolls or toilet paper, corregated cardboard without coloured print (get rid of sellotape and staples, then tear the cardboard into small strips).
Compost is the wealth of the garden. By adding it to your soil you will quickly notice the development of microfauna which in turn helps decompose and ventillate the soil, and your plants will be particularly grateful for their abundant blossommings!