Adding compost to soil improves its structure by neutralizing pH and increasing cation exchange capacity. Compost also increases the soil's nutrient content as organisms help break down organic matter. Using compost enhances the soil's ability to retain water due to higher organic content, reducing erosion and allowing the soil to hold 16,000 more gallons per 1% organic material. Compost further benefits plants by warding off diseases and producing fewer pest problems while acting as a natural fertilizer.

1. BENEFITS OF COMPOST

2. Improving
Soil Structure1

3. IMPROVING SOIL STRUCTURE
The addition of compost will
help to neutralize the soil's
pH and improve the cation
exchange capacity

4. IMPROVING SOIL STRUCTURE
Proteins found in humus,
increase the ability to retain
moisture and nutrients
Compost has both instant
as well as long term effects

5. Increase in
Nutrient
Content 2

6. INCREASE IN NUTRIENT CONTENT
Compost is important for
the soil food web and the
decomposition process

7. INCREASE IN NUTRIENT CONTENT
Organisms that live in the
soil help in the breaking
down of organic matter into
plant available nutrients

8. Water
Retention3

9. WATER RETENTION
Compost retains more
water due to the amount of
organic matter present
Thus reducing erosion and
runoff

10. WATER RETENTION
It makes soils healthier by
helping in the breaking up
clay soils as well as fixing up
contaminated soils

11. WATER RETENTION
According to EPA (US
Environmental Protection
Agency), says that soil can
retain 16,000 more gallons
of water per 1% of organic
material present

12. Warding
off Plants
diseases4

13. WARDING OFF PLANT DISEASES
Since compost contains a lot
of organic material, it tends
to ward off plant diseases,
thus producing fewer pest
problems

14. WARDING OFF PLANT DISEASES
In addition, research
suggests that compost acts
as a natural fertilizer