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Composting Guide

1. Compost Pile 2. What to Add


What to remember: Brown materials:
* dead leaves * pine needles * straw * sawdust
* never fill it; let the compost breathe * wood chips * dirt * newspaper * twigs * tree
* keep it in sunlight when possible bark * cardboard & toilet paper rolls * hair *
fur * dryer lint * cotton cloth
* outdoors is best!
* start with a bottom Brown layer Green materials:
* grass * fruit & veggie scraps * eggshells *
coffee grounds * tea leaves * tea bags * nut
e general idea: shells * trimmings from most trees and
plants
As you come across organic materials, add
them to your compost pile, trying to NO-NO’s:
alternate layers of Brown and Green. * animal products * oil * grease * black walnut
leaves or twigs * chemicals * human or pet
Shred flat materials to stamp-size. waste * flour * food sauces * ashes * charcoal *
nonorganics * diseased or mildewed plants *
Cut larger objects to the size of your thumb. weeds * treated wood

3. Weekly Maintainence 4. Use it!


* Stir the pile to Plant Seeds
* Water the pile to moistness 1 part compost to 3 parts soil
* Add green material if pile feels cold to Plant Seedlings
*Add brown material if pile stinks 1 part compost to 2 parts soil.

* Let worms & white fungus be! to Nourish Established Houseplants


* Try to maintain 50/50% green to brown simply sprinkle compost as-is on the
surface of the potted plants’ dirt
It’s ready to use when dark colored, crumbly,
mostly smooth, and earthy-smelling.

Composting Guide by Lori Ann Gregory at www.SimpleMakes.com


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