Saturday, 30 April 2016

Composting - Nature's recycling center!

This week I started a compost pile.  It's very simple, because the rule of thumb is that you can compost about anything that originally started out as a plant!  Of course this includes any yard waste from your garden, in addition to such household waste as shredded paper & cardboard (which of course is produced from tree fiber), tea leaves, and fruit & vegetable scraps.  And p.s. you can also use egg shells!  Which I suppose are a sort of mineral.

Tips: Use half "brown" waste (paper, cardboard, and eggshells) and half "green" waste (everything else) to balance the pile, leave air pockets for breathing, and remember to turn your heap regularly!


I'll let you know what comes out in 6 months!

---------- My Alexa Joke of the day ---------------
Why are farmers so cool 
.... because they are outstanding in their field !

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