What can be used as a catalyst
or inoculant to get my compost pile started?
- Finished compost.
- Large pieces left over from screening compost.
- A small amount of organic top soil from the yard.
- A commercially prepared inoculant.
- All of the above.
You are correct! The answer is "e. All of the above."
Many of the micro-organisms needed for decomposition
already exist in the environment and on the organic material that is being composted.
Other decomposers will join the composting process by floating in on air currents.
However, you may want to use an inoculant / catalyst to jump start the microbial activity
in your pile. The following materials can be added:
- Finished compost, which has a compliment of microbes active and dormant in the material;
- Large pieces left over from screening compost, which will provide bulk as well as
microbes to the composting process;
- A small amount of organic top soil, from the yard; and/or
- A commercially prepared inoculant.
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