Norfolk Master Gardeners
830 Southampton Ave., Ste 2069
Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1045
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.
We have also included some other types of compost bins that could be used at home, depending on your needs and available space.
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