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Instead of the garbage, toss spoiled ingredients,foods scraps, and leftovers intoyour compost bin.
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Its fine to compost the fruit itself, but when possible, remove the pit.
Vegetables
Scraps from vegetables are some of the best foods for compost.
And yes, go ahead and compost them in any form: Raw, cooked, or rotten.
Both the coffee grounds and filters will quickly decompose within a few months in an active composting system.
Never compost any charcoal or char from your grill.
This applies to animal waste from pets, too.
What are indicators that your compost is ready to use?
The final product should maintain and drain water equally well and have good tilth.
Lastly, it should smell earthy, Jewell notes.
I’m Jennifer – the creator, writer and host of Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden, airing on North State Public Radio (KCHO/KFPR, mynspr.org) every Thursday at 10 am. The podcast goes live at the same time each week and is distributed nationally by PRX, Public Radio Exchange. My writing and photography have been featured in publications including Gardens Illustrated, House & Garden, and Pacific Horticulture.
How much compost should you introduce at a time to your garden or plants?
Introducing your homemade compostable scraps can help give your plants and garden the nutrients theyre lacking.
Its a win, win, win!
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