การทำปุ๋ยหมัก (Home Composting Made Easy) Thai - SAO Thungyao, Trang

ปุ๋ยหมักคืออะไร What Is Compost? Thai Composting is using waste to make really good dirt.

ทำปุ๋ยหมักทำไม Why Compost? Thai 50% of Thailand’s waste is compostable Thai Cuts down waste. Thai It cleans the community Thai Cuts down use of harmful chemicals Thai Compost improves soil

Thai Helps during drought Thai Helps prevent erosion Thai Allows for water drainage. Thai Slowly releases nutrients Thai Encourages beneficial microorganisms and suppresses soil-borne diseases. ทำปุ๋ยหมักทำไม Why Compost?

ใช้ปุ๋ยหมักอยู่ที่ไหน Where can you use compost?

Thai What goes into compost?

Thai – The Big Four Thai / Greens - Nitrogen - Wet - Give Heat Thai / Water - Provides moisture - Helps grow bacteria Thai / Oxygen - Bacteria need to breathe Thai / Browns - Carbon - Dry - Woody materials. Greens - Nitrogen - Wet - Give Heat Browns - Carbon - Dry - Woody materials. Water - Provides moisture - Helps grow bacteria Oxygen - Bacteria need to breathe

Thai - What Materials Can Be Composted? Thai - Most Important : Manure ขี้ – Cow manure มูลสัตว์ – Horse Manure มูลสัตว์ – Goat manure มูลสัตว์ – Pig manure มูลสัตว์ – Poultry manure มูลสัตว์ Fruit/Rinds ผลไม้ Vegetables ผัก Soil/Prepared Compost ดิน / ปุ๋ยหมักที่หมัก เสร็จแล้ว Thai - Also Good: Eggshells เปลือกไข่ Crop Residues Dried Blood Tree Trimmings Green plants พืชสีเขียว Hay ฟาง Grass clippings หญ้า Weeds วัชพืช Autumn leaves ใบไม้ ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง Sawdust and woodchips ไม้ Tree bark เปลือกไม้ Human/Pet hair Egg Shells เปลือกไข่ไก Feathers Wood Ashes Sugarcane Remanants Biodegradable waste สิ่งที่ย่อยสลายได้ โดยขยะ

Thai What can’t be composted? Meat Scraps Fat Bones มูลสัตว์ Dog/Cat/Bird Manure Trash Ashes Oyster/Clam/Hoi Shells Large Pieces of Wood

Thai Just a little bit!  Paper กระดาษ  Newspaper ฃหนังสือพิมพ์ ฉีกเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ  Thick paper กระดาษแข็ง  Light Cardboard (Shredded) กระดาษแข็ง  Cooking Oil น้ามัน

Thai Lets Get Started! What Supplies Will I Need? Thai A postive attitude and just a little work

Thai – Compost Structures Thai - Many forms. Buy it. Make it. Find it. Whatever.

Thai - Location Thai Close to house Thai Doesn’t collect water Thai 1 m. x 1 m. Thai Part sun to part shade location

Thai Directly on the ground Thai Rough up the soil Thai - Preparing the Ground

Thai - Brown Layer Thai Start with a 15 cm. layer of: Thai brown Thai dry leaves Thai small sticks

Thai - Green Layer Thai Add green layer

Thai Next, add about 2 shovels of soil or compost to the bin. Thai You only have to do this when you start a new pile! Thai - Add Soil

Thai - Watering Thai Each layer should get a good sprinkling of water. Thai The pile should remain the same consistency as a wrung out sponge. Thai Especially in dry season.

Thai - Structure of a Compost Pile Thai - Brown Thai - Green Thai - Soil (1 time only) Thai - Brown Thai - Green Thai - Brown Thai Water each time you add a layer Thai Mix about 3 times a month Thai - Brown Thai - Green Thai - Soil (1 time only) Thai - Brown Thai - Green Thai - Brown

Thai Relax. Be patient. Thai Turn the pile about 3 times a month Thai Alternate roughly equal green and brown layers Thai Add water as neccesary – wrung out sponge Thai- Maintainence

Thai - When is it finished? Thai Can take 4 weeks – 1 year Thai All brown Thai Crumbly Thai Smells earthy Thai May have small wood particles

Thai - Where to use it? Thai Vegetable Gardens Thai Flower pots Thai House plants Thai Fruit Trees Thai Rubber Trees Thai New compost pile

Thai - Problems? -Thai -Call Dan at SAO or Stop by -Tel

Thai - Trouble Shooting Thai - Symptom : Thai - Wet. Stinks Thai - Problem: Thai Too wet. Not enough carbon and oxygen. Thai - Solution: Thai Turn the compost. Add dry brown materials.

Thai - Trouble Shooting Symptom: Nothing is happening. Problem: Takes a long time OR Compost pile is too small. Solution: - Collect/Mix more material - Add water - Cover with plastic in dry season

Thai- Small step, Big Impact Thai 1.6 kilograms per day per person Thai 584 kilo/year Thai 50% compostable Thai - Can reduce trash by 292 kilo!

Thai - Thank you very much!