Compost Etc Flashcards
The _ is ideal compost system if you have space
Three-bin system
The three-bin system is composed of
3 cubic-yard wood bins in a row
Windrows are compost systems that
Materials are stacked and laid down in long, snake rows
Windrows aren’t
Turned
Windrows are harvested _ (frequency)
Once or twice a year
Keep piles from freezing in cold climates
Cover with straw bales
The more _ you put into your compost, the better the end product
Variety
Brown compost materials (3)
Wood/paper/cardboard
Spoiled hay
Dried leaves
Additional brown (2)
Straw
Chaff from Seed winnowing
Layering compost pile until 3 ft tall process
1 part:
Brown, green kitchen, green garden, repeat
I’m between compost layers, water compost to a
Wrung out sponge
Every few weeks add _ to compost pile
2 inch layer brown, 2 inches each green
Speed decomposition by
Turning with a garden fork
Ideal temp for compost range
130-150F
Maintaining ideal compost temp for a week will
Kill many weeds and pathogens
Coffee grounds g/b?
G
Animal bedding g/b?
G
Fish bones g/b?
G
All green plants g/b
G
Grass g/b
G
3 green materials
Juice pulp
Manure
Teabags
3 more green
Kitchen scraps
Seaweed
Restaurant trimmings
Garden weeds are green material as long as
They don’t have mature perennial seeds or roots
How to tell when compost is done decomposing (2)
No recognizable ingredients
Dark, earthy color
