"TRENCH COMPOSTING

Trenching is the act of burying your organic waste directly into your garden soil. The advantage of this method over conventional composting is that it enables you to compost meat, grains, dairy, and cooked leftover foods that contain oil in addition to other kitchen scraps.

Because these items attract rodents and flies, we recommend you don't put them into your regular compost.

By burying them in a trench you can avoid these problems, since neither rodents nor flies will be able to access the material if it is 45 cm underground. And all you need is a shovel!

Trenching is also a safe method for composting pet waste. Because the waste is buried in the ground, the risk of pathogen spread is very unlikely. However, you should not trench your pet waste near edible food crops.

Trenching is an excellent method to use in combination with growing annual plants, especially heavy feeding plants like cabbage, corn, and squash. It also encourages the development of deep, water conserving root systems.

Trenching utilizes anaerobic (without oxygen) decomposition to create an underground band of nutrient- rich humus for your plants. This is a slower composting process than that which occurs in a well-managed backyard bin, but the trenched materials will retain more nitrogen during the process. " - Angell Deer #Gardeninghack #trenchcomposting #composting #homesteading #gardening