composting 101 2017 11-25
TRANSCRIPT
COMPOSTING
101Ellen Book,
Master Gardener
Miami-Dade County
Cooperative Extension 11
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Was NOT me
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A Tumbler Bin Composter
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GREENs = nitroGenBROWNs = carBon
NitroGen = ProteinCarBon = Energy1
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Compost Tips for the Home Gardenerhttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep323
Carbon – Browns Nitrogen – Greens 1
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AS PILE TEMPERATURES &
TIME IS NEEDED FOR VARIOUS
MICROORGANISMS TO COLONIZE
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Left: (1 year old) Last year’s material all garden stuff, grass & leaves,
kitchen: banana peels veg. trimmings from the pile’s top.
Middle: (2 years old) bottom of this year’s pile put into bags
Right: (3 years old) Finished product from the bags to be used in the
garden & greenhouse this year
GUESS WHERE THIS
COMPOST WAS MADE?
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Smaller surface areas
decompose faster 1
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Compost
bin
cutaway
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Aeration
keeps
microbes
alive.
ANEROBI
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microbes
STINK!1
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The free compost bins have
trapdoors at the
bottom to access the compost.
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Check for moisture when
turning the compost.
The consistency should
feel like a wrung-out sponge.1
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Unfinished compost
may stress plants, causing
yellowing or stalling growth
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Heat cooks most weeds
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LANDFILL SITES
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http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/
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COMPOSTING
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QUESTIONS?
Upcoming Master
Gardener Program:
Sat Dec 16, 2017 3pm – 4pm
Plant Propagation Wksp
propagate Florida-Friendly
plants by seeds, division, air
layering, and grafting.
West Dade Regional Library
9445 Coral Way
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