I used soil tester on my compost, lawn soil, garden soil and my soybean "manure",the interesting thing is none of them contain enough nitrogen, even the soybean compost which was supposed to be rich in nitrogen, the nitrogen is almost none, however the phosphorous and potash are quite high. I did some research it says it's hard to let nitrogen stay because it's too active, is that right? then how can I let the nitrogen store in the compost? and also I heard some people say mix the water with fruit peels put some sugar and milk, store for a while,then it will come out rich in enzymes, is that true? I also test the "water" which store for several months, nothing shows up, I means those three elements. then how could I tell it became to enzymes? I am a newer in gardening, many thanks.
If you don't cover compost, our abundant rainfall will leach out the nitrogen pretty quickly. Were any of those items tested kept under cover?
Thanks, Vitog. Yap sometimes I do forget to cover the compost. but I put soybean grounds aside and it's covered,using a camping cooler, why the nitrogen gone fast as well? anything I can think about?
I don't know anything about soybean compost, but you could restore nitrogen by adding urine to it. I've been using urine and wood ashes to make an effective fertilizer.
