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Those that are un-diseased and un-treated by additives are vegetables that can be composted.
Specifically, the food group in question attracts foraging wildlife. It can be less likely that wildlife will raid compostable materials when inputs do not include dairy products, greases, and oils. Heavily salted vegetables may contribute to drying conditions which alter moisture levels necessary for the breakdown of compostable materials. Vegetables that are recycled or unused because of bacterial, fungal or viral diseases must not be included.
Vegetables can be composted with all other compostable materials, deposited underground, or isolated in tightly sealed food waste containers.
What else can I help you with?
What do you do with marigolds after they are done for the season?
Pull them out and put the on the compost heap.
Should every household have a composter?
Yes most definitely, everything from a kitchen should be put back into a compost heap, if you want to know how to do it go to: www.windwand.co.nz/organickitchengarden.htm and it will show you how to make compost and liquid fertilizers
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. :)
How do you get rid of wild tomatoes?
If you don't want them they are weeds. Pull them up and put them on the compost heap.
Why should you not put meat fish or dog or cat waste on a compost heap?
becaus to warm
Why should you not put old meat fish or dog or cat waste on a compost heap?
becaus to warm
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.
What materials can families compost?
Leftovers, litter, and paper are materials which families can compost. Compostable materials include quite a long list of eligible carbon- and nitrogen-rich recyclables. But the easiest items for family members of all ages to put in the compost bin or heap will be non-dairy, non-greasy, non-oily food scraps as well as non-diseased, non-germinating plant and uncolored papers.
Can you leave dead tomato plants in the garden for compost for next year?
It is better to pull up the plants and if they are disease free put them in the compost heap. If they are diseased burn them and use the ash.
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.
Is shredded office paper with HP 4250 black-only printer toner safe as mulch or ground cover?
Put it in the compost heap first.
How do you compost food leftovers?
Separate out dairy, greasey and oily, and meat products. These aren't proper, compostable materials. Specifically, they attract hungry, foraging wildlife. The remaining kitchen scraps and meal leftovers may be placed inside the compost bin, or on the compost pile.
