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Re: Compost


>...what about all the other food scraps?  What about newspaper I put 
>in the recycle bin? Are there any other non-food items that are good 
>for composting? 

The main reasons for avoiding meat are because it will get rancid and to 
keep animals from digging around in the compost heap.  I have, on 
occasion, dug a hole in the middle of the heap and tossed in shrimp 
shells or fish scraps, then covered it up.  No problem encountered.

The newspaper will decompose nicely.  I understand that there are 
problems with some kinds of ink, but I'm not enough of a purist to check 
and see what type is used in our local papers.  I don't use the colored 
pages, though.  Actually, I don't put much newspaper in the compost 
heap, but I use it under mulch a lot.

I keep a covered bucket in the kitchen for items for the compost heap.  
I don't usually scrape plates into it, but I don't see any reason why 
not.  Except, again, gravy or meat scraps may invite problems.

Other goodies I toss in include:  coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells, 
dryer lint, grass clippings...most anything that will decompose.  
Resources say not to use pet droppings because of the potential for 
disease, but livestock  manure is okay.  I'm not sure I understand that 
rationale, but I have followed those "rules".

Nancy
Arkansas (zone 7)



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