{"id":5493,"date":"2016-07-07T16:20:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T20:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=5493"},"modified":"2023-08-15T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:29:47","slug":"trench-composting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/07\/trench-composting.html","title":{"rendered":"Trench Composting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trench composting is a composting method that enables you to use those kitchen scraps to build your soil without building a big compost pile. Unlike me, who built the composting palace to end all composting palaces, you simply trench your scraps into the ground. &nbsp;Basically, dig a trench and pile the scraps in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trench <a href=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2015\/04\/compost-mulch-and-more.html\">composting<\/a> can also be used to enrich the soil between rows of crops. For example, if you&#8217;ve got rows spaced far enough apart, you can dig a V-shaped trench and layer compost scraps inside. As long as the fresh materials aren&#8217;t near the roots of your plants, trench composting around growing crops should be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should you add to your trench system?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vegetable peels, such as potato peels, carrot peels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grass clippings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banana peels, apple cores<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coffee grounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tea bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One word of warning, thought. Trench composting isn&#8217;t a good idea if you have dogs. Curious dogs dig up the compost and may even eat the materials. Cats love to dig it up, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with most compost systems, avoid adding cooked foods, bread, salad oils, bones and any food products that will attract vermin. Don&#8217;t add dog, cat or other carnivore manures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-you-try-trend-composting\">Will You Try Trend Composting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So will you try trench composting this year? I&#8217;ve tried it throughout my garden with limited success. I think part of the problem is that I didn&#8217;t keep it up for long enough. It did help with some of my raised beds, though, and I think this method, in addition to regular soil testing and adding amendments, can improve soil quality. I also neglected to move the trench as the graphic shows. I sort of layered everything into one big pit. Moving the trench does help the materials decompose over time, which will build your soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This technique&nbsp;offers yet another soil-building method that keeps wastes out of the landfills and helps support a health soil ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trench composting is a composting method that enables you to use those kitchen scraps to build your soil without building a big compost pile. Unlike me, who built the composting palace to end all composting palaces, you simply trench your scraps into the ground. &nbsp;Basically, dig a trench and pile the scraps in. Trench composting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/07\/trench-composting.html\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"","tag":"0","restrict_content":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-home-garden-tips","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trench Composting - Home Garden Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Trench composting gives you all the benefits of compost without building a compost pile. 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