What Are The Things You Can And Can’t Put In A Compost Bin?
I dont' want you to get too specific, just things that you can put into a compost bin and things that you cannot. And don't fool around.
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Um I don't see any eggs. Except in my chicken.
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if a chicken has a red ear lobe it will produce brown eggs and if it has a white one it will produce white eggs#fact
Um I don't see any eggs. Except in my chicken.
RT @anikaaaaxxx: @Kyron_OKBYE its his chicken! He pimps it out for eggs probably, well that's what I'd do if it was mine
@Kyron_OKBYE its his chicken! He pimps it out for eggs probably, well that's what I'd do if it was mine
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It is easy
you need what they call greens and browns.
Greens are living or things that were alive recently/ or that are “naturally wet”
eg freshly mown grass clippings
any form of fruit or vegetable
coffee grounds ( this is an eg of are the naturally wet)
breads, cakes etc
Browns are the more dry items :
eg shredded newspapers ( black & white parts only)
grass clippings that have dried out
fall leaves that may have been collected and left in a bag for a while
the other 2 essential items are some soil and also water.
You layer the wets and browns finishing off with a brown layer to hide any greens.
Then you water it well.
It also needs to be in a nice sunny area for the best and quickest breakdown and does need to be looked at and stirred or holes made to aerate it from time to time.
WHAT CANNOT GO IN
any form of animal product = eg meat, milk & milk products, eggs ( although the shells are great)
Fish is questionable as it is a good fertiliser but is probably best to keep out of the compost pile as it would no doubt attract animals.
If milk or eggs are in a product like cake they are fine but not in their original form
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I have actually been asking people this question at work and reading on it, and I first thought to make a compost you could just add little things everyday, but as it turns out, to make a good compost pile you need Carbon and Nitrogen sources, and you need to find out what is available to you, some things are sawdust, paper, straw, cornstalks (chipped) dry mulch mix,dry leavees, old hay or well rotted litter straw, wilted greens and garden weeds, grass clippings, legume hay(green), manure, kitchen scraps, blood meal.
I would suggest getting something from the gardening store or library to find out how much quantity to make and for how long to keep the pile for ulimate quality compost. It was almost to much for me, so i am buying some this year and I might to make one next year.
Do not add meats or dairy products. They attract insects and animals. You can add any veggies or starch from your leftovers. Add some straws and dirt in the pile. If you add green grass clippings (no-chemical applied, if you want to use for veggies), you will also need to add some nitrogen fertilizer, as when the green grass break down, they consume nitrogen. (after they are decomposed, they release nitrogen). Keep the pile moist and covered. Turn it once in a while until the materials break down into nice brown loose compost.
Brown stuff and green stuff – your clippings and prunings from the yard, rotten vegies from the refrig, coffee grounds and banana peels work nicely – you can also put in odd things like hair, wool, cotton, etc. Try to make the heap at least 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet, keep is moist, and keep turning it every week or so – more often if it gets smelly.
The simple answer is anything that doesn’t have a mother. There is only one exception, and that’s egg shells. They go in, too. If it has a mother, it goes into the garbage. The stuff, not the mother.
You can add pretty much any organic refuse….food scraps and plant matter.
For many years my gram separated all the trash….compost, burnables and metal every day, every item.
You can put all organic matter. That’s fruit and veg, plant and grass cuttings, leftovers from when you clean your fridge. But try to avoid putting meat in there as it gets too smelly.
No fat or Poo Poo
Put in leaves, small sticks things high in Carbon
Mix in a small amount of things high in nitrogen like green grass.