You can also use a PH meter to kinda check if your compost is in good shape or if to finish it off by adding brown or green to get it finished. I'm going to try that to see how it works.
I’m brand new to composting and just did my first garden this year (massive failure), also I’m LD, can’t understand how much of each? Can you tell me like 1 cup grass /1 cup leaves/3 cups veg scraps?
It’s actually easier than that. Add a bunch of brown material like wood chips, paper, or dead leaves (like a 5 gallon bucket). Then just start adding green material until it gives off a scent. Once you get to that point add a little more brown material and rotate. Usually it’s something like 1 5gallon bucket shredded paper to 3 5gallon buckets of kitchen scraps. So 1:3 ratio
Amazon boxes have hardly any cardboard without printing or tape on their surfaces which don't breakdown well. Do you cut out those parts and use what's left or am I wrong about the tape and printing? I heard Home Depot has "Premium Wood Pellet Fuel" for 40 lb. bag for $7.38 . Would that be a good alternative for carbon?
The ink used by most companies now are compostable. Amazon does indicate theirs is. If the tape is plastic, I remove it. If it’s that brown paper tape with the inlaid string, I do compost it. The strings take a lot longer but I’ve never had a problem noticing it. I’ve never heard of those pellets before but I looked them up and since they have a CA warning, I’m assuming they contain chemicals and are not all natural. Have your tried contacting your county to see if they have a mulch program? If they give away wood mulch (many do), that would make the perfect carbon base. Another option that I use a lot is shredded paper from my junk mail or newspapers. Dead leaves are great too if you have some trees on your property
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Thanks for the reply. Perhaps these type of pine pellets would be a better choice than the ones used for fuel.....Equine Fresh Bedding Pine Pellets 40 Lb for $11.00. Or chicken coop pine shavings for $16.00 for 15 sq ft. at my local feed store. Anyway, thanks for the video. It was well put together and a lot easier to watch with great information that other videos on the subject are lacking.
@@MrJoseSoplaryou are so welcome. You are on a better track with animal bedding but pine could impact the ph of the soil causing it to be too acidic for plants to grow in. I would see if they have a different type of wood, other than pine
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I bought my first compost bin today and can't wait to see the results. I have some used Bounty paper towels and will throw them in whole since they're hard to shred.
