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Compost ingredients?
"Andrew McMichael" wrote
What do y'all put in your compost. Our pile is fairly far from the house, and we don't have a garbage disposal, so I put most everything in there--all organics (veggie cuttings, scrapings from the plates, oils, meat trimmings, etc]. But I've heard that one should stick to vegetable material. Is this so? Why? As others have posted, a "hot" pile will probably consume an old boot. More casual "cold" composting will turn leaves, grass, veg and fruit waste, and an occasional spade- or potful of dirt into a lovely mixture for digging into your garden. In addition to the above, I add (rinsed and crumbled) eggshells, coffee grinds, and sometimes a teabag or 3. The only time my pile has any odor at all is immediately after adding something like canteloupe rind. Fats, proteins, bones, etc. may attract rodents. I don't want oily stuff in my soil, so I keep that out, too. Trimmings from making salad? Into the pile. Leftover salad with dressing? Into the garbage. |
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