Start Composting

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If composting is something you havent done in the past, then this is the year to begin.

Having a compost pile makes gardening much easier, saves money and helps eliminate waste from your home.

There are alot of different ways to getting starting in creating your own compost pile.

Here is a video I found to help everyone getting started with a new compost pile. I hope you will find it useful. There are a ton of videos and other information on starting a compost pile, so if you need or want more information on this subject there is plenty out there on the internet for you to view.

Composting

Composting is a great idea for any home, and the benefits of composting make all the work creating it and maintaining it well worth it all.

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I compost using all of our scrap food, egg shells and even coffee grounds. It's all stuff that usually goes into the trash but they have essential nutrients for my plants so I dump them in a little fenced in area that I have. It's about 4x4 in size. Small but perfect for composting.

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A compost pile is a heap of items that you collect in one area and turn over periodically. Bins may help keep the pile under control and keep any animals from nibbling, while compost tumblers make the turning process simpler. Here are some examples of things that can be composted:

• Kitchen scraps
• Coffee grounds
• Lawn and garden trimmings
• Leaves
• Non-glossy paper
• Untreated wood shavings and sawdust

Over time, and with proper aeration, the items in your compost decompose – with a little help from worms, insects, bacteria and fungi. Working together, all of these break down what were once apple peels, coffee grounds, leaves and other items, into a rich “humus,” an earthy soil loaded with nutrients. Having the right mixture of “green” (kitchen scraps, leaves) and “brown” (leaves, wood chips) items in your compost pile will create compost that breaks down quickly and doesn’t create an unpleasant odor.