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Re: Compost

>First, is this a proper place to post this question? If there is a better,
>please let me know. I have read the articles in suite101 about composting,
>noting that green fruits & vegetables are good for compost; and meat and fat
>are not, but what about all the other food scraps? In particular starches
>(bread & rice)? Can I just scrape leftovers from the plate into it (canned or
>processed foods, gravy)? What about newspaper I put in the recycle bin? Are
>there any other non-food items that are good for composting?  Thanks for the
>help.
>
>Rob Smith

I have been composting for many years, and am still not sure I have it
right, because very often the pile does not seem hot, but every few months
(except for the winter here in NYS zone 5) I get some very dark, not smelly,
crumbly black gold;

I don't put in meat, or bones, or fat, but all bread, egg shells, coffee
grounds, noodles and fortune cookies from the chinese take-out, besides
fruit and vegetables, spaghetti, rice;  

you're supposed to layer the above kitchen scraps alternately with green
garden waste, like grass clippings, and another layer of brown garden waste,
like dead leaves, plants;

I understand you can put shredded paper in also, and I used to put the used
cat litter in.

Isabelle Hayes

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