Compost Recipe
Brown Stuff + Green Stuff + Air + Water = Recipe for Success!
- Place composting bin on bare soil in a convenient location near a water source.
- Start compost pile with leaves and plant trimmings.
- Cut kitchen scraps into small pieces to speed decomposition.
- Bury kitchen scraps.
- Keep material as moist as a well-wrung out sponge.
- Stir or turn pile regularly to add air.
Keep Your Compost Bin Cookin'!
| Add Green Stuff |
Keep Out! |
| Vegetable scraps and peelings |
Oils or animal fats |
| Fruit peelings and cores |
Meat or fish scraps |
| Spoiled produce |
Bones |
| Egg shells |
Dairy products |
| Coffee grounds and filters |
Peanut butter |
| Tea bags |
Diseased plants |
| Grass clippings |
Weed seeds |
| Spent plants and trimmings |
Pet waste |
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Pesticides |