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COMPOSTING 101Ellen Book,
Master GardenerMiami-Dade County Cooperative Extension
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A Tumbler Bin Composter
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GREENs = nitroGen BROWNs
= carBon
CarBon = EnergyNitroGen = Protein
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Compost Tips for the Home Gardenerhttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep323
Carbon – Browns Nitrogen – Greens
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AS PILE TEMPERATURES & TIME IS NEEDED FOR VARIOUS
MICROORGANISMS TO COLONIZE
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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?
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Smaller surface areas decompose faster
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Compost bin cutaway
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Aerationkeeps microbes alive.
ANEROBICmicrobesSTINK!
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The free compost bins have trapdoors at the
bottom to access the compost.
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Check for moisture when turning the compost.
The consistence should feel like a wrung-out sponge.
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Unfinished compost may stress plants, causing
yellowing or stalling growth
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Heat cooks most weeds
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LANDFILL SITES
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http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/compost-info/
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COMPOSTING 101
QUESTIONS?
Upcoming Master Gardener Programs:
Saturday, October 8, 2016
10am – 12pmEDIBLE GARDENINGMiami Beach Botanical
Garden2000 Convention Center Dr,
Miami Beach, FL 33139No registration needed.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
11am – 12pmCOMPOSTING 101
Pinecrest Branch Library, 5835 SW 111th Street,
Pinecrest, FL Please register online.
http://tinyurl.com/miamicomposting