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Composting InstructionsThis article will discuss composting instructions. Like many topics, successful composting, can be subjective depending on compost materials, climate and location of your bin.But several rules hold true for all: Rule #1 MaterialsThe right materials: if doing traditional composting the general rule is 60% brown materials to 40% green materials. These are often referred to as Carbons/Nitrogens. Colors make it simpler for me: Browns are fibers: newspaper, grass clippings, leaves, cardboard, straw. Greens are your fruit/veggie scraps. If you get this ratio OFF you can end up with a stinky mess. I start and end each layer of scraps with Browns.If you still cannot figure out the difference between green and brown, here is a simple test. Wet it down and wait 2-3 days, if it stinks, its green.
If you are using a worm bin you can feed scraps and provide some bedding with each feed. Rule #2 WaterProvide moisture: a traditional pile requires weekly watering to keep the decomposition process going. Dry= no processing but TOO wet= stinky mess. Should be moist but not dripping.Rule #3 AirProviding oxygen to your pile is a critical step that many overlook. It is labor intensive: requires you to turn the materials in your pile. This should be performed at least monthly. Compost is living and all living things need air.Rule #4 TemperatureGetting the internal temp to around 130-160 degrees will speed up decomposition AND help to kill off unwanted bacterias. Adding a compost activator can help to speed up this process. After this heating phase it will cool down to continue breaking down.Do all of the above right and you will have some beautiful black gold to use on your lawn in 8-12 weeks. Here is an article about the use of a compost activator to heat your pile. Back from Composting Instructions to Compost Basics page Back from Composting Instructions to wormbincomposting.com |
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