Sunday, August 26, 2007

Composting

I finally took a composting class yesterday and learned the right way to compost! Here are the ingredients to be used:

Green Materials

  • Coffee grounds and filters
  • Fruit trimmings—rinds, peelings, and cores
  • Grains
  • Grass clippings
  • Green leaves
  • Hair and fur
  • Houseplants
  • Shredded newspaper
  • Seaweed (rinsed to remove salt)
  • Tea bags
  • Vegetable peels and leaves

Brown Materials

  • Cardboard rolls (shredded)
  • Clean paper (shredded)
  • Cotton rags
  • Dry leaves
  • Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint (avoid incorporating lint used with dryer sheets)
  • Eggshells
  • Fireplace ash (NO coal-based ashes—toxic to plants)
  • Straw
  • Leaves (dry)
  • Newspaper (shredded)
  • Nut shells (crushed)
  • Pine needles (chopped or shredded)
  • Sawdust (from untreated wood)
  • Wood chips
  • Wool rags
  • Yard trimmings (dry)
  • Vegetable stalks (seeds for hot piles only)


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