Soil type (clay particles and organic matter adsorb or bind more nutrients than sand, so fertilizer application needs to be more frequent in sandy soils, but with lower rates each time due to leaching potential) ...
Such soils are enriched to promote microbial life and nutrients that plants can adsorb. It's also important to understand the insects that live in the garden alongside your plants. A very small percentage of insects are actually pests.
These types of materials have a tendency to shed water or adsorb it only on the surface. If a pile is saturated with water, turn it so that materials are restacked. It may also help to add dry, carbon rich material.
Soluble metals such as cadmium and nitrogen are adsorbed by soil, leading to contamination of the water table. These contaminated waters might be unfit for consumption by animals, humans and plants because of toxicity levels.
 See also: Plant, Water, Soil, Spring, Organic
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