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Composting at home is easy and fun. It is a great
source o f mulch for your garden and a way to reuse
what you would put in your garbage can. The
average garbage can contains 20% o f materials that
could be composted. Vegetables, fruit, egg shells,
paper towels, newspaper, lawn clippings, weeds and
coffee grounds are a ll compostable.
Compost can be used as a soil amendment, mulch,
transplanting soil, nutrient and for erosion control. It
is defined as a soft, crumbly, brownish or black
substance that results from the decomposition o f
organic materials. It is created by p ilin g organic
materials together and letting them rot. Heat, water
and bacterial action are necessary for decomposition.
The five steps in decomposition are;
* combining carbon (brown material) and nitrogen
(green material).
* chopping up materials into small pieces
* moisture
* aeration (turning the pile)
* volume; compost reduces 20 to 1
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1. Find a convenient spot w ith easy kitchen access
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2. Decide whether you want an open pile or an
enclosed structure. I f you choose to pile compost, I
suggest doing it under a tree fo r w ind & rain
protection. Loose piles take longer to breakdown and
often get wet.. You must also be concerned w ith
kitchen food waste due to raccoons, keeping the pile
warm in w inter and the smell o f the pile as it breaks
down. I f you make or purchase a bin it is best to
place it away from wooden fences as the heat from
the compost could rot the wood.
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3. Layer, layer, layer. Always layer your materials.
Place brown dry materials on the bottom. Add the
wetter green materials and continue to repeat the
process.
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BROW N = leaves, twigs, straw, newspaper, toweling
GREEN = grass, yard debris, kitchen waste
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4. Keep the pile wet. Water it once a week. T urn the
pile weekly. Chop materials up when you add them
to aid in the breakdown process.
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5. Keep the interior o f you pile warm 120 to 150
degrees. This w ill speed up decomposition and k ill
weed seeds. I f you have trouble keeping it warm you
can add a small amount o f fertilizer. In the w inter I
add a can o f soda to help heat up the pile.
6. Composting takes between 6 weeks and 6 months
depending upon the size o f materials you add, the
volume and heat generated.
7. O dor problems generally mean that you have too
many green materials. Balance your compost by
adding more brown materials and turning more.
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You can add the follow ing to your compost
sparingly. Fireplace ashes, lim e, bone meal,
fertilizer, and garden soil. 1 recommend 1/2 shovel at
a time.
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