Why is It Necessary to Ventilate and Oxygenate the Organic Composting Process

Ventilation and oxygenation is one of the most important factors for the success of composting. The amount of oxygen required for composting is related to the content of organic matter in the compost, the more organic matter, the greater its oxygen consumption, and the general oxygen requirement in the composting process depends on the amount of carbon being oxidized.

At the beginning of composting, it is mainly the decomposition activity of aerobic microorganisms, which needs good aeration conditions. If aeration is poor, aerobic microorganisms are inhibited, compost decomposition is slow; on the contrary, too much aeration, not only too much water and nutrient loss in the pile, and cause strong decomposition of organic matter, the accumulation of humus is also unfavorable.

Therefore, the early requirements of the pile should not be too tight, you can use the tumbler to toss the pile to increase the amount of oxygen to the pile. The later period smack gas is good for nutrient preservation and reduce volatile loss. Therefore, the compost pile is required to be properly compacted or stop turning.