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WHAT TO COMPOST
• Cardboard – including the GEOBIN box (shred first for best results)
• Kitchen scraps such as vegetables, egg shells, fruit peelings, and
coffee grounds
• Garden and yard materials such as grass clippings, leaves, annual plants,
and vegetables
• Wood ashes
• Manure from plant-eating animals only. NOT from household pets.
• Plants with disease or insect problems (compost only during summer months)
• DO NOT COMPOST: Bones, meat scraps, branches, twigs, or dairy
HOW TO COMPOST
• Alternate layers of organic waste, separating layers with ordinary
non glossy newsprint
• Keep moist (not WET, but MOIST—like a squeezed out sponge)
• Turn every 4 to 6 weeks for proper aeration
• Add thin layers of soil to improve the process
WHEN THE COMPOST IS READY
(TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT 2 MONTHS)
• Compost is dark in color
• Smells earthy and rich
IMPROVING YOUR COMPOST
• Compost has an “off” odor
- Add coarse, brown materials to absorb moisture
- Turn pile to aerate
- Maintain moisture to that of a squeezed out sponge
• Compost has an ammonia smell
- Reduce percentage of grass clippings (nitrogen)
- Add carbon rich materials such as leaves, straw, or shredded paper
• Compost is damp and sweet smelling but is not heating up
- Increase percentage of nitrogen materials (grass clippings, fresh manure,
or high nitrogen fertilizers)
• Compost is dry on the outside but warm and moist on the inside
- Compost pile may be too small, add more material and turn the pile
- If center is dry, add moisture while turning
CREATE RICH, NOURISHING COMPOST
You’ve already made the decision to do
the right thing by composting. Composting
saves money through reduced leaf bag
expense and reduction in fuel costs for
hauling leaf and grass clippings. You’ll
produce your own compost and use it
to grow world-class plants, flowers, and
vegetables in your garden. You’ll also be
doing your part to keep materials out of
our landfills and reducing impacts to our
Earth.
At www.GEOBIN123.com you’ll find
information about composting: composting
tips, FAQs, useful links to composting sites,
and opportunities to purchase accessories
to assist in your composting efforts. If you
have any questions or comments after
checking our website, call us at
1-800-548-3424 or email us at
[email protected].
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March 2017