Has anyone ever heard of Green Composting or has ever made a Green Compost?

CosmosClara on Thu, 26th Feb 2009 7:29 am 



This is one of my favorite gardening websites:

This particular information came from the Source noted below. I copied the Green Goodies for you, as well as the Brown Goodies for comparison.

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Green goodies

Aquarium water, algae, and plants (from freshwater fish tanks only) add moisture and a kick of nitrogen.
Chicken manure has high amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Dead houseplants add a dose of nitrogen, but don’t include thorny or diseased plants.
Fresh grass clippings should be mixed with plenty of drier, brown material, or you’ll risk creating a smelly pile.
Green garden debris, such as spent pansies, bolted lettuce, and deadheaded flowers, can all be recycled in the compost bin.
Horse manure contains more nitrogen than cow manure.
Manure from pet rabbits and rodents(e.g., gerbils and hamsters) can be composted with the accompanying wood or paper bedding.
Vegetative kitchen scraps (carrot peelings and the like) should be buried in the pile so they don’t attract animals. Eggshells are okay, too.
Weeds can be composted! No joke. Just remember never to add weeds that have set seed or weeds that root easily from stems or rhizomes, such as field bindweed and Canada thistle.

Brown goodies

Brown garden debris, such as corn and sunflower stalks, dried legume plants, and dried potato and tomato vines, adds bulk to the pile.
Hedge prunings and twigs help keep a pile fluffy but should be chipped first so they decompose faster.
Leaves are an abundant carbon source and full of nutrients. Stockpile them in fall so that you have them on hand in summer.
Pine needles decompose slowly. Add only small amounts to your pile. Use excess needles as a mulch.
Straw bulks up a pile, but it should not be confused with hay, which often contains weed and grass seeds and shouldn’t be added to compost (unless you want to deal with the potential consequences).

rodneycrater on Fri, 27th Feb 2009 11:01 am 



You will find a lot of ideas at this site. The older issues from the 70′s have a tremendous amount of great info. I am sure you will find a ton of info on composting.

Enjoy these. I did begining in my teen years when they were first issued and I still am today.

If it throws a subscription at you just go to the link again.

shadowatdustcatcher on Sun, 1st Mar 2009 3:17 pm 



Only tried composting once, It attracted rats, so I gave it up.

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