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Homes & Gardens
Seraphina Di Mizzurati

How to maintain compost over winter – 5 expert ways to keep it nutrient-rich and in top condition

Hands holding fresh compost soil.

Compost helps build healthier soil, improve plant growth and conserve water, making it a very useful resource to have for your outdoor garden plants and vegetables. By using compost, you are returning organic material and nutrients back to the soil that can be immediately used by the plants and vegetables.

It is handy to know how to make your own compost as a way of achieving your sustainable gardening goals. Ideally, compost should be put to use right away, because its chances of losing nutrients increase with storage time. However, by paying it a bit of attention, compost can be stored for the next season

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