The Compost Times
Why we need a compost bin
Things That Go In A Compost Bin.
Green Stuff
- carrots
- lettuce
- nuts
- oranges
- apples
- fruit peelings
- vegetable peelings
- weeds
- nut shell
A Compost Bin In Flesh
Benefits: Garbage(landfills) don't fill up so high so we put less harmful chemicals(like methane) into our water supply or our oceans. It also sends less green house gasses into the air thus making our planet less hot and a more comfortable world to live in. Fun Fact #1 you can use compost as mulch.
The Decomposers
Micro-organisms that will go to work breaking down ingredients to compost.Fun Fact #2 strawberry's decompose fast.
Thing to Avoid In A Compost bin
- Meat
- Bones
- Meatal
- dairy
- plastic
- Fun Fact #3 some sand mixed with some sand makes excellent potting soil
Brown stuff
Brown Stuff( things that go into a compost bin that is high in carbon )
- dry leaves
- Dry stems
- Sawdust
- Pine needles
- Newspapers(Like This One)
Products
The products of compost are...
- Soil with high nutrients
- Organic natural nutrients
- ( can be used as mulch)
Water speeds up the process of composting by wetting the ingredients and softening them
Location: Hutchinson Middle School, Canton Avenue, Lubbock, TX, United States