Table of Contents
Successful Home Composting
What is Compost?
Composting Benefits
Composting Benefits
Composting Benefits
Home Composting Benefits
What’s Happening in the Pile?
The Compost Food Web
The Compost Food Web
PPT Slide
The Compost Food Web
The Compost Food Web
Organic Matter Decomposition
Organic Matter Decomposition
Organic Matter Decomposition
Required: Oxygen (Aeration)
Decomposition & Temperature
Goal: Achieve High Temps.
The Composter’s Role:
Sizing a Compost Pile
Effect of Pile Size
Moisture Maintenance
Working with Weather
Achieving Aeration
Selecting Compost Materials
Selecting Compost Materials
Selecting Compost Materials
Influence of C : N Ratio
Influence of C : N Ratio
Selecting Compost Materials
Other Considerations
Other Considerations
Other Considerations
An Ideal Composting Site Plan
Using Finished Compost
Using Finished Compost
Using Finished Compost
Using Finished Compost
Rewarding Work
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Author: Theresa Cramer & Joyce Jimerson
Email: Joyce
Jimerson
Home Page: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/compost/composting.htm
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