Friday, August 12, 2011

5 Steps to Success with Your Kitchen Composter

Composting transforms yard waste and kitchen scraps into a valuable product for vegetable garden fertilizer. Here are 5 basic rules for a successful organic compost:

1. Place the kitchen composter in a light shade and sheltered from the wind; protect the compostumbler from rain.
2. Mix the green material nitrogen (1) and brown carbonaceous materials (2) or place them in successive thin layers (like a lasagna). Stir two parts brown materials for each unit of green materials.
3. Stir the orga

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