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... Step 1 Place 2 parts moist green and 1 part dry brown materials in a rodent - proof bin with lid . Cover food scraps well . OR Just add waste materials to bin as you go Step 2 Maintain a moisture level of a damp , wrung - out sponge and ...
... Step 1 Place 2 parts moist green and 1 part dry brown materials in a rodent - proof bin with lid . Cover food scraps well . OR Just add waste materials to bin as you go Step 2 Maintain a moisture level of a damp , wrung - out sponge and ...
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... Step 1 : If bin is initially empty — chop or shred , then moisten Step 2 : Step 3 : and place about 3 - inches of coarsest materials ( twigs , stalks , straw / hay , plant stems , weed stalks , etc. ) on bottom for drainage and ...
... Step 1 : If bin is initially empty — chop or shred , then moisten Step 2 : Step 3 : and place about 3 - inches of coarsest materials ( twigs , stalks , straw / hay , plant stems , weed stalks , etc. ) on bottom for drainage and ...
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... Step 1 Coarse materials on bottom Place about a 3 - inch layer of the coarsest materials ( stalks , straw / hay , small twigs , tall weeds ) on or near the bottom of bin . Chop them well to increase surface area for faster breakdown Step ...
... Step 1 Coarse materials on bottom Place about a 3 - inch layer of the coarsest materials ( stalks , straw / hay , small twigs , tall weeds ) on or near the bottom of bin . Chop them well to increase surface area for faster breakdown Step ...
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