It protects plants from a variety of soil borne diseases and parasites. It makes an excellent mulch. This sub-section is about the ways compost benefits the home garden. Manures and composts vary in terms of their nutrient content but both are relatively low in terms of the macro-nutrients. Compost, however, is an excellent source for the trace elements and contains anywhere from ten to fifty times as much of the micro-nutrients as the manures.
Some times there are problems in finding space.
There are often problems in finding the time, energy or material to turn out the quantity of compost that is really required. An alternative is to buy commercial compost. It is generally of reasonable quality, moderately priced and readily available. The problem with commercial compost is that it may contain materials that don't belong in the garden. Making your own gives you total control over the contents.