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Own Compost Create Your Own Compost Like San Francisco, Seattle
and a few other U.S. cities, my home of Portland, Ore., has
implemented curbside compost pickup. I simply toss my food and
yard debris in a big green bin, and each week it’s hauled away
and composted—not piled in a landfill. But if you who don’t have
this service, or if you want to create compost to use on your
own plants, it’s easy to do whether you have acres of land or a
studio apartment. Compost is produced naturally in forests and
fields, when organic matter, including plants and food,
decompose with the help of oxygen, water, bugs and bacteria.
It’s basically the same process when you compost at home. What
results is not soil, but a dark brown, crumbly substance that is
an ideal addition to garden or houseplant soil—helping it retain
moisture and nutrients. Getting started doesn’t require fancy
equipment. In fact, a big