You will hear the term Greens, and browns a lot when talking about compost. So what are they? Well here is a starter list.[feel free to add on!!]

Greens, [aka Nitrogen rich]

fresh cut grass
coffee growns [awsome BTW the worms LOVE this stuff!!!]
veggy scraps
flower blooms,
manures
fish peices

Browns, [aka carbon rich]
fall leaves
paper stuff [save the color stuff for the recycle bin]
lint from the dryer
cotton clothes
wood chips
twigs
straw
dry grass
sawdust [non treated lumber]


This is just a quick list to get you started.

Horse manure with wood shaving right out of the stalls. A couple of years of this stuff on a piece of ground and it will grow a garden.

Horse manure with wood shaving right out of the stalls. A couple of years of this stuff on a piece of ground and it will grow a garden.


Cant beat that. Perfct mixture. Can also add a LOT of chips, and wood to it. Woody stuff takes a bit of time to compost, but fresh manure's are real hot, and will realy break down.

Here's a list of what is OK/Good to compost...

http://vegweb.com/composting/what.shtml

And here's a list of what NOT to compost.

http://vegweb.com/composting/what-not.shtml

You can also go to your local supermarket and talk to the fruit and vegetable manager about their "throw away" products. They reach a point where they are no longer sellable but make a great source of composting material. You can probably make arrangements with them to pick up product on a regular basis for a steady supply.

Greg

Good tips. Also coffee shops are a good place. Strike up a conversision, and maybe you could walk out of there with a nice full trash bags of grounds.

I don't know about where you live...but here in Seattle you'll probably be able to find a Seattle's Best, Tully's or...a Starbuck's near you! ROF

Just be sure to tell them you're using the grounds in your worm farm... We don't want the secret to get out! :fing32:

Greg

Another thing about supermarket "supplies"....a case of old lettuce, for example, may look big are first glance, but take it out, break it up and there ain't that much volume left. Take as much as you can carry and go back for more if you can.

Greg

My composting pretty much went out the window. But the manure pile just makes it a no brainer. Pile it for a year and use it where ever you want. We throw any organics right on the pile. If it is in the cabbage family most times it will be growing when you move the pile.