Can I add my parrot's papers into my compost?
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Comments (1)Roundup is pretty short lived, so it should be okay to compost weeds that were killed with it....See MoreCan I TEST my compost pile?
Comments (14)You can add dirt, but not very much. The first short cut everyone new to composting does is try to add dirt instead of browns. There is plenty of it and it's free, but it will slow your bin way down if you goal is to heat up and speed up. I noticed there are a few parks in my area with pines that drop needles and there are piles of leaves in certain other parks. If you collect wood pieces they have to be small pieces or else it they won't break down. I also made each mistake. I put in wood clips I found from tree trimming that were too big. Then I discovered bagged browns, but now my new thing is I go to the grocery store and I get brown paper bags. I grind them up in a big paper shearer, and I get free browns. But, I would have gotten mad and quit composting if I had not found bagged browns 20 years ago....See Morecan i add paper towels to my compost?
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Comments (11)Lloyd, Thanks. I have lots of fallen leaves (maple/oak) in the woods from last fall (This layer of leaves in the woods is dry at the top and wet/black/mucky at the bottom, take it all?) and I have lots of shredded office paper (photocopier kind). Are both OK? (also, that means, I should not put new grass clippings in there, since they are greens). I do intend to invest in a big fork .. after I convince myself that I am in this gardening/vegetable growing business for long haul :) Jon .. Is that your compost pile? When I started my compost pile in fall, I thought that by this spring, I would have the "black gold". I will add some browns and then spray it occasionally when I am watering the gardens. Let's see how that goes....See Morenancyjane_gardener
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