From Kitchen Waste To Organic Compost

I once read a quote that says everything that comes from the earth will return to the earth. It becomes like the earth. And to me, that's true.

Because, indeed, we, as humans, animals, and plants, will ultimately return to the earth after our lives end.

I'm talking about kitchen waste, especially organic waste. Before gardening, I didn't know that organic kitchen waste could be composted into plant fertilizer that helps plants thrive.

Since gardening, I've been exploring organic fertilizers that can be used in gardens without using chemical fertilizers. Then I discovered a method for composting organic waste from fruit and vegetable scraps in the kitchen.

Of course, many people still don't know about this. How to reduce kitchen waste, and ultimately, kitchen waste just piles up without being able to decompose quickly and be useful.

I'm grateful that I learned this method for composting kitchen waste. In a post three months ago, I also told you that I've started making my own compost.

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I created a layer of organic waste soil, then added cardboard pieces and finally soil, and repeated this process until the compost bin was full.

Screenshoot from my old post 3 months ago

I made in a simple, used gallon jug like this. When the gallon jug was full of organic waste, I covered it with a large piece of black plastic to completely block out sunlight.

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After three months, I opened it! I could see sprouts growing on the surface of the compost.

The color of the compost also looked very nice, a dark brown. I also found the texture to be good, although it was a little damp because I added a lot of fruit peels during composting.

Because the texture of the compost I made from organic waste wasn't completely dry, I had to dry it in the sun. It was a hot day and there wasn't any rain. This was a perfect time to dry my compost without worrying about it getting wet.

I let this compost dry for several days. Then, after they dried, I smoothed them out by kneading the clumped-up parts of the compost, resulting in a nice, smooth texture.

Wow! I never thought composting my organic kitchen waste would be this good, even better than the compost I buy.

This really helps reduce kitchen waste, and what's even more amazing is that what once seemed useless can actually become organic fertilizer that makes plants thrive. Have you ever composted organic kitchen waste? What do you think?

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Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari

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