Compost: an Organic Way to Better Soil and Crops

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Many farmers improve their soil, and their crops, with compost.  Composting is the mixing of plant or animal wastes so they break down and produce simpler substances that make the soil rich.

Correction: Compost must reach a temperature of fifty to sixty degrees.  At these temperatures, harmful organisms are killed and material is correctly broken down.  It takes three to seven months to produce ready-to-use compost from raw compost material.