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Day 29 Soil vs Compost vs Humus

Updated: Jul 7, 2020

Compost is made of rotted organic material, while soil contains other substances as well, like minerals and rock particles. Whereas compostis created by humans,soilis the naturally occurring top layer of the earth's crust. When composthas decomposed, broken down, and become a part of the soil, it is called “humus.”


View this video from The Agrillenial - "Different Soil Types and Their Characteristics"

Different Types of Compost

Composted Wood Waste – this organic pure compost is made from wood chippings and cuttings from trees that may have been composted.

Composted Green Waste – This is made from garden waste and kitchen food and is commonly made in a compost bin. 

Composted Manure – This is raw manure which has been composted and usually contains some straw particles.

Sterilized Loam Compost – This is a combination of sand, silt and clay that has been treated to insure that there are undesirable chemicals or organisms growing in it. Typically, loam has a higher percentage of sand and silt than it does clay.


Potting Mix Materials and Mixture Ratios


This video shows you the Bokashi Pinoy Tumana Soil vs homemade Bokashi compost that Lanie Bokashi harvested on 3rd July 2020


This is the Bokashi Pinoy recommended Potting Mix

  • 1 part Bokashi Pinoy Tumana soil

  • 1 part (your DIY) Bokashi compost

  • 1 part extender (either coco peat, CRH, raw rice hull or sand)

So, what is Humus? The main difference between Compost and Humus is that the compost is a organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendmentand Humus is a any organic matter that has reached a point of stability.


Watch this video - so you also learn why we ask you to dig 12 inches to make a trench during Stage 3.

Why we need Humus? And action items



 
 
 

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