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HOW TO MAKE COMPOST 1. Select a good site Easy access Level & well-drained Shaded & near water 2. Collecting materials Animal manure if available Ash between layers Small quantities of soil and old compost 75% Green Materials 25% Brown Materials After 21 days, dig a new hole of the same proportions. Remove the compost cover, turn the compost, and re-cover Leave for a further 21 days and repeat Final compost is ready after 3rd turning, about 60 days. Temperature will be low and materials well decomposed 7. Turning the compost 8. Use immediately or store until needed Add to crops in kitchen gardens Lightly dig compost into the soil of tea fields Mix with topsoil and add to planting holes for new tea bushes or on vegetable fields Store compost by covering with a layer of dry material 5. Covering the compost Cover the final heap with a 10cm layer of soil Prevent moisture loss by covering the whole pile with dry vegetation or banana leaves Drive a stick into the pile at an angle and check its temperature every 7 days The stick should be warm and smell good. If it is cold, the compost is too dry and water should be added under the top layer If the stick is warm, wet and smells then more dry materials are needed Adding compost to soil increases soil fertility & enhances the drought resistance of crops. Compost can be produced from organic waste materials, providing a free alternative to chemical fertilisers. 4. Layering the compost Loosen the soil at the bottom and then build up the heap in layers Repeat layering until it is 3-4 ft high Water each new layer well Dry Material Fresh Material Optional layer of ash Soil & Manure 3 - 4 feet high Length depends on amount of available materials 3. Digging a base Width = 4 feet Depth= 2 feet 6. Monitoring temperature www.ethicalteapartnership.org

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Page 1: HOW TO MAKE COMPOST - Ethical Tea Partnership · HOW TO MAKE COMPOST 1. Select a good site Easy access Level & well-drained Shaded & near water 2. Collecting materials • Animal

HOW TO MAKE COMPOST

1. Select a good site

Easy access Level & well-drained Shaded & near water

2. Collecting materials

•Animal manure if available•Ash between layers•Small quantities of soil and old

compost

75% Green Materials

25% Brown Materials

•After 21 days, dig a new hole of the same proportions. Remove the compost cover, turn the compost, and re-cover

•Leave for a further 21 days and repeat•Final compost is ready after 3rd turning,

about 60 days. Temperature will be low and materials well decomposed

7. Turning the compost8. Use immediately or store until needed

•Add to crops in kitchen gardens•Lightly dig compost into the soil of

tea fields•Mix with topsoil and add to planting

holes for new tea bushes or on vegetable fields

•Store compost by covering with a layer of dry material

5. Covering the compost

•Cover the final heap with a 10cm layer of soil

•Prevent moisture loss by covering the whole pile with dry vegetation or banana leaves

•Drive a stick into the pile at an angle and check its temperature every 7 days

•The stick should be warm and smell good. If it is cold, the compost is too dry and water should be added under the top layer

•If the stick is warm, wet and smells then more dry materials are needed

Adding compost to soil increases soil fer t il i t y & enhances the drought resistance of crops. Compost can be produced from organic waste materials, providing a free alternative to chemical fer t ilisers.

4. Layering the compost

•Loosen the soil at the bottom and then build up the heap in layers

•Repeat layering until it is 3-4 ft high•Water each new layer well

Dry Material

Fresh Material

Optionallayer of ash

Soil &Manure

3 - 4 feet high

Length depends on amount of available materials

3. Digging a base

Width = 4 feet

Depth= 2 feet

6. Monitoring temperature

www.ethicalteapartnership.org