What Belongs in a Compost Pile, and the Seven Things That Do Not
Compost accepts eight categories of household and yard waste: grass clippings, leaves and weeds, manures, coffee grounds, wood chips and sawdust, bark…
How Often You Turn a Compost Pile Decides Whether It Takes Two Months or Two Years
Turn a compost pile every week and it can finish in one to two months. Turn it once a month instead and expect four to six months.
A Compost Pile That Smells, Sits Cold or Draws Rats: Reading the Fault
A smelly pile almost always means compaction or excess moisture blocking oxygen inside the heap.
Heap, Hoop, Box or Barrel: Choosing by Space, Not by Price
Four container types, one deciding question: how much room do you have, and how often are you willing to turn the pile?
Two Parts Brown to One Part Green — and Why That Is Not the 30:1 You Have Read
Two buckets of brown material to one bucket of green is the actual figure, and it comes straight from Utah State University Extension’s Backyard…
Composting: One Habit Decides Whether It Takes Two Months or Two Years
Two identical piles, same kitchen scraps and yard trimmings, can finish weeks apart or years apart. The difference isn’t the recipe.