Download - Composting 101 2016 09-24
COMPOSTING 101Ellen Book,
Master GardenerMiami-Dade County Cooperative Extension
A Tumbler Bin Composter
GREENs = nitroGen BROWNs
= carBon
CarBon = EnergyNitroGen = Protein
Compost Tips for the Home Gardenerhttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep323
Carbon – Browns Nitrogen – Greens
AS PILE TEMPERATURES & TIME IS NEEDED FOR VARIOUS
MICROORGANISMS TO COLONIZE
Left: (1 year old) Last year’s material all garden stuff, grass & leaves, kitchen: banana peels veg. trimmings from the pile’s top.
Middle: (2 years old) bottom of this year’s pile put into bags
Right: (3 years old) Finished product from the bags to be used in the garden & greenhouse this year
GUESS WHERE THIS COMPOST WAS MADE?
Smaller surface areas decompose faster
Compost bin cutaway
Aerationkeeps microbes alive.
ANEROBICmicrobesSTINK!
The free compost bins have trapdoors at the
bottom to access the compost.
Check for moisture when turning the compost.
The consistence should feel like a wrung-out sponge.
Unfinished compost may stress plants, causing
yellowing or stalling growth
Heat cooks most weeds
LANDFILL SITES
http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/compost-info/
COMPOSTING 101
QUESTIONS?
Upcoming Master Gardener Programs:
Saturday, October 8, 2016
10am – 12pmEDIBLE GARDENINGMiami Beach Botanical
Garden2000 Convention Center Dr,
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Saturday, December 17, 2016
11am – 12pmCOMPOSTING 101
Pinecrest Branch Library, 5835 SW 111th Street,
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