Step 1: Buy a composter. . .
Check with your city, they might sell them for a great price. The City of Nashville sells The Earth Machine for a mere $40. You can buy this same composter on line for about $150-200. Those of you that live in Nashville, take advantage of the great deal the city offers!
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We have the above Earth Machine, but we also have the Tumbleweed Compost Tumbler shown below. . .
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Step 2: After you have installed the compost unit of your choice (set up is really simple), start saving food/yard waste. . .
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What you CAN compost:
Kitchen Greens:
Fruit/Veg scraps
Houseplant cuttings
Coffee grounds
Rice/pasta
Egg shells
Tea bags
Yard Greens:
Flowers
Vegetables
Plant trimmings
Hedge clippings
Grass (small amounts)
Kitchen Browns:
Coffee filters
Stale bread
Paper napkins
Paper towels
Dryer lint
Hair
Yard Browns:
Leaves
Straw or hay
Small twigs/chips
Dried grass/weeds
DO NOT COMPOST:
Meat/fish/bones
Dairy products
Oils/fats
Sauces
Ashes
Pet waste
Diseased plants
Mature weeds with seeds
Step 3: How to Compost
CHOP--it is a good idea to chop up anything that is big, like watermelon rids, etc.
EMPTY--if your kitchen bucket gets full (ours is an old Tupperware bowl with a tight lid) take it out to the compost
STIR--mix the new material in with the old by using a pitchfork or similar implement
COVER--cover the food waste with a handful or two of leaves, this reduces the chance of fruit flies and odor
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Step 4: Get dirt!
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Step 5: Empty your compost in the spring and use for your garden!
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Happy Composting! Let me know if you have questions. Teresa
2 comments:
no dairy....except rinse out a yogurt container into your compst every once in a while. The probiotics help the compost too!
No Pet waste....but if you have rabbits, they produce "bunny gold" which is great for composting!
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