The invention discloses a
straw composting method. The
straw composting method comprises two stages of stack
retting and
compositing, wherein the stack
retting stage comprises the following steps: establishing a stack
retting pit, then, putting the straws into the stack retting pit, adding thin-layer soil every 50cm-thick straws, stacking the straws to a position 1.5-2 meters above the ground to form a
straw pile which is high at the periphery of the stack top and sunken in middle, then, watering from the straw
pile until the pit blow the straw
pile body is filled up with water, adding soil to cover the top, and carrying out stack retting for 45-70 days; the composting stage comprises the following steps: turning over the stack-retting straws in the pit to the ground, stacking the straws into a pile, and performing semi-aerobic decomposing until the straws are thoroughly decomposed, and the
compositing time is 30-50 days; the straws become brown to black brown, the wet straw residues are soft and easy to break, and the straws are broken upon touch after being dried in air to obtain a
compost product. The straw composting method disclosed by the invention comprises two stages of early-stage stack retting and later-stage composting. By virtue of the straw stack retting, the straws absorb water sufficiently to reduce the
compost size, and ester bonds of straw
wax layers of the straws which do not absorb water are opened by virtue of the retting, so that the
decomposition of the straws is promoted; by virtue of the later-stage semi-aerobic decomposing,
humus substances are produced to ensure the quality of the
compost.