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Mining Black Gold: The Comprehensive Guide to Composting

MINING BLACK GOLD THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COMPOSTING ONE CUBIC YARD OF COMPOST IS ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH $562 $150 IN FERTILIZER with the same amount of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium $150 IN ENERGY if dry molasses is used as a carbon source to provide the energy $100 IN ORGANIC MATTER if humates are used $100 IN MICROBIAL INOCULANTS $50 IN FERTILIZER with fish emulsion to get the same amount of trace minerals $7 IN FERTILIZER containing iron, calcium, sulfur, magnesium, zinc, copper, boron, manganese and molybdenum $5 IN GROWTH HORMONES containing iron, calcium, sultur, mognesdeoum zinc, copper, boron, manganese and EACH YEAR, THE AVERAGE U.S. HOUSEHOLD GENERATES OVER 60% OF WHAT WE PUT IN OUR LANDFILLS Is ORGANIC WASTE THIS COULD BE RECYCLED BY COMPOSTING: ..... 650 LBS…. OF COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS - 65 LBs FOOD SCRAPS YARD TRIMMINGS PAPER IN 2011, COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING HAVE COMPOSTING ALSO PREVENTED THE RELEASE OF PREVENTED 183 86.9 MILLION TONS MILLION TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE OF MATERIAL FROM BEING INTO THE AIR. DISPOSED. 8.10.16 MILLION TONS OF CO, THIS IS UP FROM 15 MILLION TONS IN 1980. THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO 34 MILLION CARS TAKEN OFF THE ROAD FOR ONE YEAR. 1980 2011 1 MILLION CARS TURNING TRASH INTO TREAS URE COMPOSTING REQUIRES 3 BASIC INGREDIENTS BROWNS GREENS WATER PROVIDE CARBON (DEAD LEAVES, BRANCHES, PROVIDE NITROGEN PROVIDES MOISTURE FOR BREAKDOWN OF (GRASS CLIPPINGS, VEGETABLE WASTE, FRUIT SCRAPS, COFFEE GROUNDS) ORGANIC MATTER THE OUTDOOR COMPOST BIN Pile should be between 3 ft cubed and 3 IT 5 ft cubed Start on bare ground: no sod or vegetation DRY LEAVES Add layer of large branches or wood pallet WIT OREENS DRY LEAVES WATER Add brown and green materials MANURE OR SOIL Add a starter material (either fertilizer or commercial starters) DRY LEAVES LARGE BRANCHES OR WOOD PALLET Add a 1-2 inch layer of top soil or finished garden compost. Avoid using soil treated with insecticides REMOVE GRASS SHRED LARGEP DO NOT PACK MATERIAL MOISTEN DRY MATER & GREENS Wait 2 weeks then turn the pile, allowing the center to heat up and decompose COMPOST PILE CAN BE READY IN 3 MONTHS ......... Once the compost pile is active, It will be dark brown and crumbly with an earthy odor Original materials are not recognizable Stop turning pile after November to keep heat from escaping you can incorporate new material into the center when you turn it COMPOST A.K.A. "BLACK GOLD IS A VALUABLE NUTRIENT-RICH SOIL ADDITIVE WHAT Y OU CAN COMPOST COFFEE FRUITS & VEGETABLES EGOSHELLS & DRYER & VACUUM LINT GROUNDS & FILTERS NUTSHELLS YARD SAWDUST & TRIMMINOS & GRASS CLIPPINGS LEAVES & HOUSEPLANTS HAY & WOOD CHIPS STRAW COTTON & WOOL RAGS SHREDDED NEWSPAPER, CARDBOARD, & FIREPLACE ASHES FUR PAPER WHAT Y OU CANNOT COMPOST BLACK DISEASED & COAL & CHARCOAL DAIRY WALNUT TREE LEAVES & TWIGS INSECT- PRODUCTS & RIDDEN PLANTS PET WASTE (CAT, DOo, SWINE, & CARNIVORE MANURE) TRIMMINOS TED WITH FATS, GREASE, LARD, & OILS GLAZED COLOR PRINTED MAGAZINES CHEMICAL PESTICIDES IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO COMPOST THESE. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL COMPOSTING OR RECYCLING COORDINATOR THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING ARE ENDLESS LESSENS ENRICHES REDUCES THE NEED FOR THE SOIL METHANE EMISSIONS CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS FROM LANDFILLS COMPOST: THE RE AL BLA CK GOLD! BROUGHT TO YOU BY FIX EPA.GOV EXTENSION.PSU.EDU NORTHCAROLINAHEALTH.COM NATURESWAYRESOURCES.COM URBANEXT.ILLINOIS. EDU

Mining Black Gold: The Comprehensive Guide to Composting

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Composing is a tricky subject. It may turn up the noses of some, but may elicit stories of success and reward from others. However you look at it, compost is valuable. www.fix.com has created an infog...

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