Printable Compost Chart

Carbon nitrogen details vegetables and veggie peels yes nitrogen great source of nitrogen.

Printable compost chart. Put slow composting things like tree branches nut shells hair latex and old rope into a separate pile at the back of your lot while keeping your faster compost pile closer to the garden. Scientists yes there are compost scientists have determined that the fastest way to produce fertile sweet smelling compost is to maintain a c n ratio somewhere around 25 to 30 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen or 25 30 1. If the c n ratio is too high excess carbon decomposition slows down. Subscribe to none replies all new comments.

Throughout his life he tried various strategies for composting and different bins to go with them. Apartment compost compost bins diy do it yourself download free frugal frugal living green living home how to printable simple simple living sustainability. It also includes a printable can i compost this sheet to post in your kitchen. When the container is full move it to a larger.

Compost bin low cost easy and modular. What not to compost and why. Admirable helping nature by composting ideas gardening compost a handy compost chart infographic composting hacks a handy compost chart infographic of tips what you can cannot and shouldn t compost. Turn your compost pile weekly to mix and aerate it which will help everything to decompose much faster.

Whether you live in an apartment in the city a suburban house or a big old homestead. Newer post older post home. It is spring time. Today we are going to cover a new topic compost.

This design is based on an evolving design for composting my grandfather came up with. Some used lathe and 2x4s others used cedar dimensional lumb. It includes a 4 page composting journal and a weekly composting chore chart tracker. Meat fish egg or poultry scraps odor problems and pests dairy products odor problems and pests fats grease lard or oils odor problems and pests coal or charcoal ash contains substances harmful to plants diseased or insect ridden plants diseases or insects.

Print this out for your kitchen. That means i get to start up my gardening series again. Last year we covered starting seeds indoors garden planning and crop rotation weed control gardening tools supplies and seeds saving. Compost the good stuff skp the bad and the ugly stuff infographic help.

Bury in compost pil. The following is a chart listing common composting materials type of material use it. Composting 101 free printable by stacy 13 comments.