Compost is made by a biological process in the same way that wine and bread are made and needs much the same care and control to produce quality compost in a short time.

Compost is the result of the biological action of micro-organisms on organic materials i.e. anything which has ever lived and this includes plants, wood, insects and animals. There is a historic reluctance to include meat and fish because they can attract flies and rodents and may contain pathogens like Ecoli 157 or Salmonella, but as the Rocket is a totally enclosed system access to pests is denied and pathogens are destroyed.

When operated properly, it reaches and maintains >60oC for more than two days thus destroying pathogens and weed seeds, slug eggs etc. Most models are suitable for producing compost from food waste as they reach temperatures in excess of 60°C for more than 2 days.

The resultant compost, when properly made, is a brown, crumbly, soil like substance which contains all the elements and trace elements necessary for plant growth. Its structure is ideal for plant root generation and it has excellent moisture and oxygen retaining properties. Compost contains many beneficial micro-organisms that actively support plant health, minimising the need for insecticides and fungicides.

The Microbiology of Composting. The biological degradation process of composting can be broadly described in terms of four stages of micro organism activity, characterised by different temperature ranges.

(Mesophilic stage)
At the beginning bugs living at ambient temperatures are required and these include Fungi, Bacteria and Actinomycetes. At the same time Acarines, Millipedes and Isopods will ingest the organic wastes. The soft tissue of the decaying plants supports growth of Nematodes and Enchytraieds. These consumers then attract and become food for the next level of consumers – Collembolans eat fungi, Ptiliids feed on fungal spores, Nematodes ingest Bacteria and Protozoa and Rotifers feed on Bacteria.

(Thermophilic stage)
The energy liberated during this conversion causes a rise in temperature to between 45°C and 90°C and at this higher temperature a specialised flora of Bacteria, Fungi and Actinomycetes take over. It is then that organic degradation is rapid and pathogens, fly larvae and weed seeds are destroyed.

(Cooling stage)
As the Thermophilic activity declines and temperatures fall to 30°C – 40°C another series of organisms capable of growth at ambient temperature enter the scene.

(Maturation stage)
Finally they are substituted by a fourth series of organisms to enable the Nitrifying process to begin: Ammonia – Nitrites - Nitrates, the latter being essential for plant growth.

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