Basics of Composting

Segment: 8. Plant Culture & Propagation, Standard: Prepare growing media for use in plant systems. (Technical II.B.2)

Description

Compost can serve as a fertilizer for different soil media. The different types of composting could be cold, gathering your materials and putting it in a bin to wait for things to decompose over time. Hot composting uses nitrogen, carbon, air, water and a closed container to speed up the decomposition process. Vermicomposting (worm composting) uses worms to eat some of the food waste, and their waste, which is rich in nitrogen, helps to continue to break down the waste into rich organic matter.

Resources

  • Local garden club people

Teaching Methods

Brainstorming, Lecture Discussion, Paired or Small Group Discussion, Demonstration, Field Trip, Resource People, Experiment, Supervised Study

 

 

You Might Also Be Interested In

Accessibility Questions:

For questions about accessibility and/or if you need additional accommodations for a specific document, please send an email to ANR Communications & Marketing at anrcommunications@anr.msu.edu.

Tag List
  • agriculture food and natural resources education,
  • curriculum,
  • curriculum resources for michigan agriculture teachers
Michigan State University
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).