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Common terms and phrases
2-3 inch layer acids add sparingly Add-as-you-go Air circulation alkaline amino acids ashes bacteria batch pile bottom brown materials C/N ratio carbon brown chicken Chop or shred Coffee grounds compost activator Compost Food Scraps Compost Grass Clippings Compost Leaves compost pile cover food scraps decompose decomposition enzymes fallen leaves faster compost finished compost flies food waste form of composting fresh Fruit wastes garden fork Grasscycling green materials heat household houseplants ingredients intermixed keep kitchen waste landfill lawn Leaves & Weeds manure dry MESOPHILES microbes moisten moisture level mulch municipalities nitrogen nutrient-rich nutrients Nutrition odor organic matter pail plants potting soil problems Professor Rott says PSYCHROPHILES Rabbit recycle reuse rodent-proof rodents ROTT'S sawdust Step Stockpile straw/hay temperature THERMOPHILES tips toxic Troubleshooting Chart Turn pile Turn the pile Turning Your Pile vegetable Vermicomposting Waste Management weeks wire Worm Bins Worm Composting yard debris yard waste