What Goes Into a Compost Pile?

!9# What Goes Into a Compost Pile?

Compost is such a basic thing for many gardeners that it can sometimes be hard to find information on what goes into a compost pile, or more importantly what doesn't go into a compost pile. I'm going to be providing some general guidelines as to what you want to put into a compost pile and what you don't.

What goes into a compost pile

The most common answer you will get for what to put into a compost pile is plant material. This can be dead plants from the garden, dead weeds, fall leaves, grass clippings, wood shavings, straw, hay, shredded newspaper, twigs, peat moss, cotton seed meal, soybean meal, kelp meal, alfalfa meal, manure, etc.

The list of common things to add can get big quite fast. Yet there are a few lesser known things that work real well.

You can add eggshells, crab shells and oyster shells. Just let them dry then crush them and put them on the compost pile. They'll provide plenty of calcium as they break down which the plants in your garden will absorb and will end up in the food you eat.

Seaweed works great in the garden. If you live near the ocean you can collect seaweed and just hose off the salt, then add it to the pile, it will add various micronutrients that are good for plants. Even if you don't live near the ocean you can buy kelp meal to get the same micronutrients that are so beneficial.

Now what shouldn't go into compost. Don't add meat or fresh bones, they'll take a long time to break down and will attract animals. Bones can be added when they're dried and ground up or just buy some bone meal to get the same nutrients.

Don't add the leaves of Black Walnut, Eucalyptus or Laurel. These plants have compounds that inhibit growth in the soil.

Don't add seeds. Seeds from weeds might germinate in the garden if they're in the compost, it's best to avoid adding seeds.

What goes into a compost pile is basically plant materials, with a few exceptions. Now go out build yourself a pile and start reaping all the benefits of compost.

What Goes Into a Compost Pile?

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Convert your kitchen scraps and yard brush into nutrient-rich compost. Its just like making a layer cake and even better for you and Mother Earth!

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The Can O Worms vermicomposting unit is an easy way to turn kitchen scraps and other organic materials into rich, organic worm castings. By using a multi-level system, this composter encourages the worms inside to keep moving, eating and producing. Included in the Can O Worms unit are 3 round, large capacity working trays where the worms eat the food, a round, fly-proof, ventilated lid, a ventilated collector tray with worm mound, a compost tea tap, legs, coir brick and instruction booklet. Made from 100-Percent recycled black plastic, the Can O Worms makes the worms feel like they are in the dark depths of the Earth. With two working trays, you can continuously add food scraps to the bin, cycling the trays on top. Because the Can O Worms stands off the ground on legs, removing the worm tea from the tap is easier than ever. The trays include a molded mound that encourages worms to move from the collector trays to the working trays. A unique flow through ventilation improves performance and prevents collected tea from turning anaerobic. The included coir brick creates a cool, earthy home for the worms, so you can get started on composting as soon as you get it assembled.

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