How to Convert Produce Waste to Compost

Compost is simply decomposed plant matter, which can be used on flowerbeds and vegetable gardens to provide essential nutrients. You do not need to purchase compost, since you can make it at home with lawn clippings and kitchen waste. Store the ingredients in a closed container and turn regularly. By composting waste produce, you can reduce your garbage bill and improve your garden soil.

Compost container
Plastic bucket
Shovel or pitchfork
Grass clippings and leaves

Instructions

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  Purchase or make a home compost bin. Set it outside, in a shady area away from the house.
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  Keep a pile of grass clippings, leaves, small broken twigs and other types of dry brown waste near the compost bin.
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  Collect produce waste in a plastic bucket placed under the kitchen sink.
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  Dump the bucket into the compost bin every few days. Cover the produce with dry leaves and grass from the pile.
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  Turn the pile every two weeks with a pitchfork or shovel. To do this, plunge the pitchfork or shovel into the pile, pull up the deeper compost at the bottom, and mix it with the materials on top. This will accelerate the composting process.
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  Check the texture and color of the compost when you turn it. Once the compost reaches a dark brown color, and looks like soil, it can be used in the garden.

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