#compost making

The ericaceous compost arrived yesterday so I have some blueberries to plant. I have taken the decision to mix in a few extras. I can’t get this compost locally due to the covid situation. It was expensive when you add in the carriage charges.

I was mixing about 15litres of compost to two good shovels of clay soil and two scoops of seramis clay granules. I have started adding seramis into my compost mixes. It adding in grit on one hand and the benefits is that it’s holds nutrients and moisture. I’m hoping that this will reduce the amount of watering.

Spring in the garden….

The trough turning machine is used for the fermentation and turning of organic waste such as livestock manure, sludge garbage, sugar factory filter mud, slag cake and straw sawdust, and is widely used in organic fertilizer plants and compound fertilizer plants.

What are the structures of groove type compost turner?

The trough turning machine is a kind of fermentation turning equipment that is widely used at present, including walking fermentation tank, walking track, power taking device, turning part and trough shifting device (also called transfer vehicle, mainly used for Multi-slot work). The turning part adopts advanced roller drive, which can be lifted and cannot be lifted. The elevating type is mainly used for working scenes where the tank width does not exceed 5 meters and the pile turning depth does not exceed 1.3 meters.

l It is used in the fermentation and dewatering operations of organic fertilizer plants, compound fertilizer plants, sludge garbage plants, gardening plants, and bisporus mushroom planting plants.

l It is suitable for aerobic fermentation and can be used in conjunction with solar fermentation chambers, fermentation tanks and moving machines.

l The product obtained after high temperature aerobic fermentation can be used for soil improvement, landscaping, landfill covering soil, etc.

Advantages of groove type compost turner

(a) The fermentation tank can be discharged continuously or in batches.

(b) The trough-type stacker has high efficiency, stable operation, sturdiness and durability, and uniform turning.

What is the working principle of groove type compost turning machine?

Turn the materials in the fermentation tank over and stir them and move them backwards, which has the effect of fast turning speed and uniform mixing, so as to achieve full contact between the materials and air, so that the fermentation effect of the materials is better.

What role does the trough turning machine play in compost production?

 *Stirring function in raw material conditioning.

In fertilizer production, some auxiliary materials must be added in order to adjust the carbon-nitrogen ratio, pH, and water content of the raw materials. The main raw materials and various auxiliary materials that are roughly stacked together in proportion can be mixed evenly by the turning machine to achieve the purpose of quenching and tempering.

*Adjust the temperature of the raw material pile.

In the turning operation, the raw materials are in full contact with the air, and a large amount of fresh air can be conserved in the mixed material pile, which helps the aerobic microorganisms to actively generate fermentation heat, and the temperature of the pile rises; when the temperature is high, the supplement of fresh air can reduce the temperature of the pile. A state of alternating medium temperature-high temperature-medium temperature-high temperature is formed, and various beneficial microorganisms grow and multiply rapidly in the temperature range that they are adapted to.

* Improve the permeability of the raw material pile.

 The pile turning machine can process the materials into smaller clumps, making the dense and dense material piles fluffy and elastic, and forming suitable porosity between the materials

* Adjust the moisture of the raw material pile.

 The suitable water content for raw material fermentation is about 55%. In the process of turning over, the active biochemical reaction of aerobic microorganisms will generate new water, and the consumption of raw materials by aerobic microorganisms will also cause the water to lose its carrier and be freed. Therefore, in the process of fertilizer production, the moisture is reduced in time, except for the evaporation formed by heat conduction, the compulsory steam emission will be formed when the raw material is turned by the stacker.

* Realize the special requirements of composting process. Such as crushing, shape or quantitative displacement of raw materials.