COMPOSTE

Enviromental Projects by GMS.

Compost can be used as an amendment to improve soil texture and increase nutrient and water holding capacity.

In San Diego, where soil lacks many essential plant nutrients, mixing compost in with the soil is one of the best things you can do for your yard and garden.

How It's Made
As part of our commintment wth the planet, in GMS we make compost from yard trimmings and food scraps that have been ground, it will placed in windrows, turned it and watered for 70 days. During this time, microorganisms digest the carbon and nitrogen rich mixture, causing the windrow to sustain temperatures of 140-165 F. This process eliminates most weed seeds and pathogens while breaking down the organic material into beneficial soil nutrients. Finished compost is screened to a particle size of one-half inch or less which also removes film plastic from the final product.