Let's help the earth and COMPOST!!
Anything is helpful
What do we get out of composting?
We get
- fertile soil
- More Green life
- Less trash on Earth
- Compost turns into flowers
- Helps family's grow food
- Helps the environment
What needs to go into compost.
We put in
- Food
- Animal droppings
- Plants
- Leafs
- Hay
- Woodchips
Things to avoid in the compost bin
Avoid
- plastic
- cartons
- Napkins
- Metal cans
- Glass jars
- Silverware
- Plu stickers
- Watering cans
- Wood
- Paper plates
Why do we need water in composting?
We need water in composting because water speeds up the composting process.
Temperature changes during composting
Inside the composting bin it starts to heat up and should reach up to a 100 degrees or more in a few days
Greens in composting.
The greens are
- Banana peals
- rotten tomatoes
- Apple cores
- Peaches
- Carrots
- Animal Droppings
Browns in composting
The browns are
- Crunchy/old leaves
- Straw
- wood chips
- grass
- hay
Decomposers job in composting
To break down the organic matter For example
- microorganisms
- worms
- sow bugs etc.
FUN FACTS!!!
- If you leave fruits and veggies out for a long time plants start to grow
- Compost is as old as life itself
- Bugs help make compost
- Compost stop pollution