Humus
Humus is humus (or rather decomposed) manure is a great organic fertilizer for centuries used by farmers to increase yields of almost all crops.
Quality compost is a crumbly brown mass, light and homogeneous, odorless ammonia. He smells of forest floor, spring earth, but not manure. If humus (particularly from chicken manure is the ammonia smell - so it is not completely ripened.
Usually, to obtain good compost requires from 2 to 5 years. It all depends on the quality lay in the piles of manure, conditions of storage. If manure pereseivat peat, earth, sawdust, the pregnany is accelerated and the quality of fertilizers on the yield much better. Accelerates the maturation of organic matter dark film, thrown on the pile, which allows it to retain moisture and retain heat necessary for vital activity of bacteria.
Humus - a great organic fertilizer! It is suitable for fertilizer for almost all crops (with the exception of rhododendrons, blueberries, heathers, desert cacti). It is used on sandy soils (it retains moisture), and clay ( fine loosens them). Rotted manure added to the planting hole, is used as the main fertilizer under digging, and also as a mulch for fruit crops, vegetables and flowers.
Compost
Compost - organic matter resulting from the decomposition of different plant residues and stored in boxes or clamps. It looks like humus, as is a dark friable mass often with inclusions neperehodimyh branches or bark, with a weak pleasant smell of fresh earth.
Typically, the composition for the preparation of compost included almost the entire organic matter existing on the site - weeds, mowed lawn grass, kitchen peelings, the tops of vegetables, thin branches. The compost turns out better and ripen earlier, if the layers (not more than 10 cm in height) alternate wet with dry, and pereseivat peat, garden soil, phosphate flour. Well, if peresleni to use manure and bird droppings - this substrate will be a great fertilizer.
Usually Mature compost can be obtained in 2 years after laying, but with modern accelerators composting or aeration of the compost pile accelerating the process to one season.
Make compost the same way as you use the compost. On the qualities these two fertilizers are similar in many ways - they improve soil structure and supply plant nutrients. However, if a majority of owners to get the compost or make it yourself very difficult, then prepare the compost - easy enough.
