High-quality compost made of organic waste plays the key role in organic farming. Our specialists have developed an efficient organic and organomineral substance and waste composting technique.
Organic farming is becoming more and more popular – farmers all around the world tend to grow crops without any chemical additives and nutrients. High-quality compost made of organic waste plays the key role in this process.
Description of the Technique
Our specialists have developed an efficient organic and organomineral substance and waste composting technique. It includes administration of alkaline AViTA® humic substance-based agents containing sodium, potassium and ammonium into compost.
Sodium humate, potassium humate and ammonium humate effectively facilitate growth and propagation of native (natural soil) microorganisms, animals living in soil (such as earthworms), protozoa and vascular plants.
Facilitation of growth and development of micro- and macroflora and fauna in compost results in significant increase in organic substance destruction rate and acceleration of preparation of compost of various organic and organomineral substances and wastes.
Action of AViTA® Agents
- accelerate the process of complex organic compound decomposition;
- facilitate proper compost maturation;
- significantly improve quality of compost;
- preserve active microflora and high concentrations of enzymes in compost and, thus, maintain high biological activity of the product and its nutritive properties;
- prevent development of pathogenic microflora.
Humic acids, which are complex salts of one valent cations, effectively bind heavy metal ions and, thus, protect microorganisms against toxic effects of xenobiotics. At the same time, humates alleviate hazardous effects of toxic components such as synthetic SASs, polyaromatic and polychlorinated compounds, pesticides, etc.
Our agents ensure effective transformation of organic substances by triggering two simultaneous but oppositely directed processes:
- Mineralization process resulting in decomposition of organic substances to element mineral compounds such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and water.
- Humification process resulting in discontinuation of organic substance decomposition at the stage of formation of specific enzymes, and in synthesis of complex molecules (humic acids predominantly) of element mineral compounds.
At the same time, the process of humification of organic substances prevails over the mineralization process.
As a result, we get high-quality compost, which is highly efficient as a fertilizer and meliorating agent. The final product facilitates recovery of degraded and contaminated soil and improves its fertility.
Instructions for Use:
- The spray solution is prepared in proportion 50 to 80 ml of AViTA® compostin per 10-12 L of water, which will suffice to treat 1 ton of compost material.
- Organic wastes are piled into a compost pile at least 80 cm high or deep.
- Compost material should be sprayed layer-by-layer so as to evenly wet the pile with the spray solution.
- Soil in proportion of 2-3% of the total pile mass should be used to inoculate microbial culture. After inoculation the pile should be covered with film to prevent penetration of excessive moisture and to preserve the warmth generated in the pile in the process of “microbial breathing” occurring in composting of organic waste.
- Two week later the film should be removed, the wastes should be mixed, and then the pile should be left to compost for two weeks more. In total, the process will take from 14 to 28 days. This term depends on the ambient temperature and the compost composition.
Results
The resulting compost should meet the following quality requirements:
- The pile should shrunk by 20-30% (in comparison to its initial volume).
- Granularity – the resulting compost should be rather dry and loose, or wet and solid and dense.
- The resulting compost should be homogeneously black or black-brown and have specific “earthy” odor.