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Yes, a compost heap can be considered a food source -- but not for humankind or wildlife -- even though not all edibles can go into the pile.
Specifically, the carbon-, nitrogen- and oxygen-rich materials which constitute a compost heap accept only limited amounts of human-friendly edibles. For example, it cannot have dairy and meat products or greasy, oily foods. The above-mentioned, approved materials will become food sources for microorganisms whose predatory behavior contributes to anaerobic decomposition.
Nothing in the compost pile should be attractive to human and wildlife palates.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes in small amounts at a time, add other materials at same time. BUT it will attract rodents, racoons, dogs and cats.
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∙ 7y agoYou can put cooked meat in a compost bin but you run the risk of animals, particularly raccoons and opossums coming in and destroying things.
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∙ 7y agoCompost should be mostly vegetable matter. Meat stinks when it rots and it attracts flies and other pests.
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∙ 7y agoYou can, but it should be well covered so it will not attract flies and other vermin. All organic matter can be composted. A better plan would be to get a dog as well.
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Why does a compost heap feel hot in the middle?
A compost heap is hot in the middle because this is where the microbes are starting to break down the material in the compost heap and as part of their process they generate heat.
How does a compost heap turn food into compost?
A compost heap is basically a big pile of leftover food scraps. As the material stacks up, the temperature inside the pile gets increasingly higher everyday. This is good because it means that microorganisms are at work. Once the food is fully decomposed by decomposers, the gardener has cheap and environmentally sound topsoil.
Why does a compost heap have slits at the bottom?
A compost heap has slits at the bottom so that oxygen can circulate through the dirt.
What is the difference between a compost heap and a compost pit?
A compost heap is a pile of composting material that is in a pile on the ground. A compost pit is dug into the ground and the composting material is placed in it.
What things are supposed to go in a compost heap?
the things that go in a compost heap are a variety of things, don't put food in, or moist things, use brown items such as soil, manure and green items such as vegetable waste. also put in lime, because the alkali from the lime will counter the acid which is made from decomposing the items of the compost heap. make sure to put extra soil in aswell because that is where the organisms are that make the compost heap work. :)
What foods decompose quickest in a compost heap?
Vegetables are the food items that compost the quickest. Leaves, plants and trimmings can decompose within six months at most. This contrasts with avocado and peach stones and with cabbage and sprout stems that will take more than three years.
Why do you need gaps in the side of the frame of the compost heap?
A compost heap is either anearobic or aerobic. Anaerobic bacteria are usually quite smelly, so to encourage aerobic bacteria, the compost heap supports are designed to allow air to get at as much as possible of the compost, by having gaps between them.
What is the difference between compost pile and compost pit?
A compost pile is compost in a pile or heap. a compost pit is compost in a pit or hole in the ground.
How do you make plant food with chicken poo?
As it is very high in Nitrogen use it in your compost heap as it will accelerate the decomposition.
What is the microorganism called in compost heap?
bacteria
What is the different between compose pit and compose heap?
A compost pit is composting materials put into a pit dug in the ground. A compost heap is when composting materials are placed in a heap on the surface of the ground.
What should you do if potatoes sprout in the compost heap?
You either turn them over so they compost or you let them grow and use them. It is better to remove potatoes from your compost heap turning them over will make no difference.
