Compost Cow Dung
You can make compost in many locations as long as the pile can heat to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature will kill weed seeds and promote bacteria that love heat and break down organic matter. When you have turned cow manure into rich, soft earth called humus, your composting is complete. Rita Pelczar of the American Horticultural Society says, "Humus has lots of negatively charged sites that attract and hold positively charged nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and others." When cow dung is transformed into sweet-smelling soil, your garden and the whole planet celebrate the nutrient-rich conversion. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Select the location for your compost pile. Sunny, level ground is perfect, but any spot at least 3 feet from the wall of a building is suitable.
2. Moisten the ground under the potential pile. The key to composting is to keep the piles moist but not saturated.
3. Lay small branches and twigs over this moistened area. These will allow for air to pass through the compost, which is important for decomposition.
4. Layer your organic material, alternating nitrogen and carbon material 50-50. Think of these in terms of green and brown matter. The green will be wet nitrogen sources such as grass clippings, vegetable refuse, and the cow dung. Carbon materials include the dried brown substances like leaves, straw and sawdust.
5. Wet the pile after each layer.
6. Add a thin layer of earth at every fourth layer. This will help establish earthworms.
7. Cover with black plastic or other material to prevent evaporation and keep rain from depleting nutrients from the pile.
8. Take off the cover and turn the pile whenever it gets to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. A compost thermometer will help you determine this temperature. A pitchfork is the ideal turning tool.
9. Water the compost pile to keep it moist but not totally saturated. This will promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms.
10. Remove the humus when you notice the pile has turned to a sweet-smelling, soft and crumbly soil.
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