Composting reduces waste and provides an inexpensive treatment for gardens. Whether you have been composting for years or want to start a compost pile, this bulletin can help you. It explains the basic interactions of "fast" and "slow" composting, defines terms, and breaks raw composting matter into categories by moisture, porosity, and nitrogen content. Troubleshooting tips answer your questions and provide health and safety information. Learn how to build and turn a pile, what NOT to add, and how to use your finished compost. 8 pages.
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Title
Backyard Composting in the 1990s
Creators
Dan M. (Dan Matthew) Sullivan (Author)
Susan K. Duncan (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
Extension bulletin (Washington State University. Extension); EB1784
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers
99900502852201842
Copyright
In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess