Comments on: Home composting is easy http://www.compostinstructions.com/home-composting-is-easy/ A guide to making your own compost. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.compostinstructions.com/home-composting-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Matt Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:31:13 +0000 http://compostinstructions.com/?p=263#comment-162 I tend to aim for a mix of 3 parts brown to 1 part green. The reason for this is that the nitrogen in the greens encourages the micro-organisms in your compost to multiply and speed up the composting process. And the carbon-rich browns contain the energy, in the form of carbohydrates, that the soil organisms need. Browns also help reduce any odours you may get from having too much cut grass, etc in the mix. Yes, I agree that you need to be careful not to just throw all your food scraps on your compost pile for fear of attracting vermin. But if you wany to safely compost meat, fish and dairy, plus your cooked food scrapings, consider using a Bokashi Kitchen Composter. Find out more at my<a href="http://www.leangreenhome.co.uk/bokashi/bokashi-explained/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Bokashi Explained</strong></a> page. But, if in doubt, leave it out. Best of luck! I tend to aim for a mix of 3 parts brown to 1 part green. The reason for this is that the nitrogen in the greens encourages the micro-organisms in your compost to multiply and speed up the composting process. And the carbon-rich browns contain the energy, in the form of carbohydrates, that the soil organisms need. Browns also help reduce any odours you may get from having too much cut grass, etc in the mix.

Yes, I agree that you need to be careful not to just throw all your food scraps on your compost pile for fear of attracting vermin. But if you wany to safely compost meat, fish and dairy, plus your cooked food scrapings, consider using a Bokashi Kitchen Composter. Find out more at myBokashi Explained page. But, if in doubt, leave it out. Best of luck!

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