Composting is a great way to dispose of organic materials. It takes advantage of natural processes where food decomposes. Compost can then be added back into your soil to make your soil, and then your garden or flowers, healthier. Most organic items can be composted, some more easily than others. For example, animal products attract …
Rhubarb is a vegetable that is often used in pies. It’s very popular in some circles. It’s a unique plant in that while the stalk is edible, the leaves are actually very poisonous and should never be eaten. If you are growing rhubarb or cooking with it, you have to wonder – can you compost …
Cooked vegetables are a great source of nitrogen for your compost pile. Cooked vegetables tend to break down faster than raw vegetables. They do come with some caveats, though. Most cooked vegetables can be composted. Their quicker decomposition adds their nitrogen to the compost faster, but it also increases the chances that you will attract …
Tomatoes are an easy one. They are compostable. They’re mostly water and they break down fairly quickly. So the answer to can you compost tomatoes is yes, but there are few things to be careful of when composting tomatoes. The three areas we want to be careful of when we add tomatoes to compost include …
Farmers in the United States plan over 90 million acres of corn. That’s a lot of ears of corn! Alongside watermelon, corn is a great summertime picnic food. When you’re done with that ear of corn, what do you do with it? Why not compost it? Because, yes, you can compost corn cobs. Very easily. …