Composting Tips
Aug0
Anyone can do home composting, known to benefit one’s garden and the environment, and it may be expected that composting tips be easily available. Well this self same document has the very purpose of suggesting such tips.
Composting tips need not be about trying to become familiar with elusive science-related concepts. A good idea is to increase the surface area of the material to be composted (i.e. chop stuff up). Commit yourself to retaining moisture by adding some water, but not too much. (When in doubt, use a watering can or just slosh it over by hurling it from an empty tin.)
To most people the most commonly known ingredients in a compost a heap are the likes of vegetable and fruit peelings, tea leaves, weeds, grass cuttings, paper and cardboard, manure, evergreen clippings and foliage, wood and wood shavings. However, the list includes hair, straw and hay, spent hops and even vacuum dust. Remember and spread this.
Furthermore: there are two kinds of compost: green compost and brown compost. Green material can comes in the form of food items, in the form of egg shells, tea bags and coffee grounds as well as those listed in the last paragraph.
Brown compost is born of paper and wood stuff: woody pruning, plant stems, twigs and egg boxes are just a few common examples in addition to wood shavings.
It can be worthwhile keeping a good mix of green and brown compost material, for the purpose of ensuring the right texture.
