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Can I compost all my yard wastes?

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April 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm #17655
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April 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm #17656
tulip	I am setting up a compost pile this year for the first time and wonder what can go in it? Can I put food scraps, too?
April 5, 2008 at 7:30 pm #17657
margaret	I was just thinking of this and am about to post a few great sources of composting do’s and don’t on the blog, including Cornell Composting, Journey to Forever and Garden Organic (a British organization). Basically no grease, fats, animal products (except manures); no things that are too woody or large to break down easily (sometimes you have to pre-shred them or run over with the mower; certain things like thick branches just don’t work at all). No weeds that have seeds already developed (next time weed earlier and then compost the debris). The key: mix it up–brown stuff (like dead leaves or fine twigs) plus green stuff (like grass clippings) makes black gold (compost). Inoculate with a few shovels of compost or just garden soil in each layer to speed things along, and keep your heap moist (not wet) and aerated to speed decomposition. There are a lot of good links (including the ones above) in this page on the blog that I posted awhile ago (and also in the sidebar links area): http://awaytogarden.com/composting-basics/

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