Benefits of Using Compost

Composts can be used to add organic matter to soils and increase the production of soils through many benefits:

• reduction in soil compaction and improvement in soil water holding capacity.
• better soil structure leading to greater workability of soil and increased traffic tolerance.
• increased microbial activity and beneficial to soil.
• improved root growth and reduced root diseases giving better plant survival and growth with improved plant quality.
• reduced nutrient leaching and increased nutrient levels with a reduced need for costly fertilisers.
• increased soil cation exchange capacity.
• increased yielding potential.
• plant disease suppression giving better plant survival and growth with improved plant quality.
• reduced erosion risk with reduced capping.
• microorganisms to aid soil aggregation and nutrient recycling.
• increased soil temperatures.
• reduction in plant deaths.