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Location The compost Pileshouldbelocatedclosetowhereitwiyardbe used and where it will not interfere withla cations for the pile ctivities in the or offend neighbors. Examples of good include: near the ilerwilll do kitchen, est µhere it or is protectedeen the from and house. The p dryingwinds and in partial sunlight to help heat the pile. The more wind and sun the pile is exposed to, the more water it will need. Preparing the Compost Pile The compost pile should be prepared in layers. This will fa- cilitate PA exam- . d. coning b process is illustrated in Figure 4. ideally, Pic of the layering each pile should be about five feetrass and plant trimmings Organic wastes, such as leaves, g Coa ser ma- •-e putdown in a lay se faster tenin placed ndthe bottom layer. terials will decompo n ni- Thislayershouldbewatered untilmoistbutnoter. s trogen source should be placed on top oet his layer. Use oer ne to two inches of such as ammonium nitrate or ammor. um sulfateitr eatf a rlatl2 of one area. If these hese nitrogen sofOr urces aty n°'• aea I ble. one cuptwen of 10-10.10 fertilizer per 25 square feetof surface area will also 10-1 e.DonotusefertilizerthatcontainsherbicideorPessuffiti- tide. Ctther organic soat urce alfalfarhay enortaet meals G ass g ass clippings. lake plans, other(mater adls, o paced in lave s only rno to three In hes thick.il or completed compost can be About a one inch flayer iertil ter layer O a purpose of adding applied on lop soil is to ensure that the pile is inocu seta should be ts decomposing microbes.The use of soil in a compo i pileyard wastes such as ered Optional. In most cases, org grass clippings or leaves cant slitioniStud es have shown that the surfacetoeffect eecnr^POhasingacompoststarterorin- there is no advantag P oculum. Microbes multiply as rapidly from the soil and/or added organic soil and of r organ c materials are justaseffis already i l sin the waste as those provided by the clan` in decompo B will re - commercial in'of luu me Adding sops such asrpotass um re- duce leaching decomposition. Repeat the sequer,e of leased during e euanic asoil (optional). t to vattereacsectonplleisorpletdremembdng ne The carsbonow long cle- ^will8ake ANONIowilatiooit datbout120 soneededi r rap c stin without nitrogen being tied up. If the UN rapid compo g mess will be considerably slower. ratio is above 50, the p The GN ratiooi common organic yard wastes is provided in Table 2. 0>! 70 MANURE oRGANIC MATERIALS Gnp.lua..wMrdla Flgure 4 Maintaining the Compost Pile decomposition, the To prevent odors and Tit`^?ad a� expo seeds, insect lar- turned occasionally. B temperatures fnstrfe the Pile• vae, and pathogens to lethal Turning may be done by inverting segments of the compost, or by shifting the Pile into another bin. ged.Odors commaytaripile e should be kept moist but not svat.. e a niounts either frolnthe additiopassof exceisiv or fromoverwatering. materials like fruits PP 4s A properly mixed and adequately turned decomposil^g Pile not have objectionable odors. AnaUively ea will retch temperatures of 130° -160°F in the middle. Rea- sons for the pile not heating up may include too small a pile, not enough nitrogen, lack of oxygen, too much moisture, or not enafutuhshoulde pile wher, the ilI.Thwiintroducereirhecerlebegi^s°c°°dub oygenandundecomposedmaterialintothecenterani sequentlyregenerate heating. The compostinBProcessses, sentially complete when mixing no longer produces heat in the pile. small amountsof fresh materials maybe added P ovided that the pile is occasionally turned. Vegetablewentess If eu buried inside the pilld be e to avoid attracting ile instead of material is avail old ct is ompost` to make a new p combining st Pile with a well managed compo • P In about 2 terials undrile left unattendedsand materill be al shredded months. A p may take I not be ready fore se he following s prepared inhe late fallwspring. When he compost is finished, the pile will be about half is original size and have an earthy smell to it. herbicides in Boil (2) Table 1. Persistence of in soil tpngWRY (months) Common Name Trade Names Balan, Balfin 4-B DCPABenefin DCPA Dacthal Betasan, Prefar 4-6 .1 Roundup, KleenuP s tha n I less 1-2 GlyphBensulisa 2,4-D sate 2A•D (Many Formulations) 3-12 MCPP Many Banvelations) Dicamba ,�_