I built up a large compost pile with leaves, grass, greens from gardening etc… And covered it over with garden soil to keep im compact.
It's been going for 6 months now and once a month I would flip it over whilst adding more greens and browns.
Does the compost look too sandy from the soil that was added or is it fine as it is?
Was wondering in case it's better used as vegetable soil instead of just as a compost fertilizer.
by kajsawesome
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Looks pretty darn good to me! What’s the source of the sand? Your original soil?
Its looks good. I wouldn’t say Compost is used as fertiliser exactly if by that we mean a very high NPK cocktail we feed to plants for maximal growth. Personally, I prefer to think about it as something we feed the soil over time in order to keep it alive (with bioorganisms and mycelium and so on). It does of course contain all kinds of minerals that help feed said soil life and that in many cases are plant available.
So, to answer your question. I think it looks great and that you can add it to your garden beds (or whatever else you plan to feed it to). The sand will just mean that it retains some of its structure over time. There is already sand in the soil you will add it to. Over time the organic material will be lost (leeched out, taken up by roots, off gassed etc) and the mineral components will be what’s left. If you put a pile of compost straight on the ground, sooner or later it will be gone more or less completely.