How to Start Composting
Compost is created by recycling kitchen and yard waste. It adds nutrients to the soil to encourage plant growth, reduces waste and creates sustainable fertilizer. Learn how to start composting in this Lowe’s video:
Types of containers:
- Open container: Encourage native microbes to enter; is easy to build
- Compost bin: Keeps pests out; retains heat and moisture for faster composting
- Compost tumbler: Can be built or bought; allows you to turn compost with ease
How to make compost:
- Alternate wet and dry layers
- Alternate brown and green materials
- Check temperature; working compost should be warm
- Water periodically to keep it moist
- Turn your compost once a week
- Finished compost should be dark with no unpleasant odors
Materials suitable for composting:
- Leaves
- Kitchen scraps
- Vegetable and flower trimmings
- Sawdust
- Black and white newspaper
