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Why should you not put meat fish or dog or cat waste on a compost heap?
becaus to warm
Which waste is buried in a compost pit?
Any organic plant waste can be composted in a compost heap, and the resulting compost (soil) used in the garden.
What is the definition of compost heap?
A site where garden rubbish and kitchen waste are decomposed by microorganisms.
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.
Why is putting household waste in a compost heap better than putting it in a dustbin?
That the dustbin gets emptied in a landfill and that the compost heap returns decomposed materials back to the soilis a reason why putting household waste in the compost heap takes precedence over putting it in the dustbin.Specifically, household waste can decompose in a compost heap or a local landfill. But the heap is more environmentally friendly since the materials decompose through aerobic decomposition, or break-down in the presence of air. The landfill is the site of anaerobic decomposition, or break-down in the absence of air, and therefore results in an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases what with the methane thereby produced.
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.
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. :)
Why would you think someone would want a compost pile?
A compost heap is the ultimate recycling machine. Collect all your organic waste and treat it properly in a compost heap and you eventually get free compost.
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.
Why do gardeners add water to the compost heap from time to time?
because compost is pooThe green waste used to make garden compost will not decompose if it is dry so it is advisable to keep the material moist.
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 do you do with compost heap soil?
Communal gardens, community centers, and neighborhood centers are ways in which a community can use a compost heap. A compost heap may be constructed as part of a neighborhood association pooling resources. It also may serve as a role model and teaching resource in centers and schools.
