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Compost is an excellent fertilizer
How to use the compost properly
Compost is a structure in which innumerable living things occur. They provide for the degradation of plant waste and produce a nutrient-rich substrate. If you use the compost in the garden, you must pay attention to its stage of maturity.
Use fresh compost
The not yet fully matured fresh or mulch compost can be used after three to four months. It serves the soil care, since it possesses large portions of unredged material. This semi-decomposed substrate has a diverse soil fauna. It contains countless bacteria, yeasts, beetles, worms, woodlice and mites. This structure needs oxygen, so that the organisms do not die and can continue to convert the material. The substrate should not come into contact with roots as it quickly causes rot.
Sprinkle the fresh compost on the earth. This will provide your beds with soil organisms and the unrubbed plant parts will lay down like a protective layer on the earth, so that the living being protected from cold temperatures. Hook the compost lightly to mix it with the beetroot. As an additional protective layer against cold, heat and rain fall foliage is suitable.
Apply mature compost
The ripened compost contains less visible soil organisms such as earthworms, as the rotting processes are far advanced and only a small portion of woody plant remains are present. Invisible microorganisms continue to live in the substrate, which require oxygen for their activity. Be careful not to completely soil this substrate, as organisms will die to death.
This causes ripening compost in the bed:
So that the soil does not freeze in winter and the soil organisms can continue to work, you should mulch the bed. The following spring, you will find a bed of fine crumbly substrate, which you can work into the soil before planting.
Incorporate stale compost
Compost that has been stored for more than a year is ideal as a fertilizer. The soil organisms have withdrawn from this substrate. Bacteria and yeasts die. The substrate becomes firmer and mineralized. You can use this compost as a fertilizer buried in the soil. Fill planting holes and seed grooves with the substrate to give the plants an ideal start to the growing season.