Composting Tidbits

Looking for a new way to bring in the New Year while improving our environment and having fun? Try composting; it’s relatively easy, will add nutrients to your gardens, both flowers and vegetables, and will decrease the amount of waste that you put into your trash. If this interests you, here’s a brief outline to get you started.

Compost is composed of three ingredients:

•    Green Materials: grass clippings, coffee grounds, vegetable and fruit scraps, tea and coffee grounds, and weeds.

•    Brown Materials: leaves, uncoated paper, coffee filters, straw or hay

•    Water & Oxygen

These materials are mixed together and over time turn into a rich organic resource for use in your garden.

For the home gardener, the easiest way to become a composter is through the use of a garden tumbler like the one pictured below.