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Prepare Composting Area & Raw Materials

Here is a potential list of compostable items for each letter in COMPOST: C - Carrot stalks O - Orange peels M - Melon rinds P - Potato skins O - Onion tops S - Shredded newspaper T - Tea bags

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Prepare Composting Area & Raw Materials

Here is a potential list of compostable items for each letter in COMPOST: C - Carrot stalks O - Orange peels M - Melon rinds P - Potato skins O - Onion tops S - Shredded newspaper T - Tea bags

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PREPARE COMPOSTING AREA & RAW
MATERIALS

Prepared by: Ms. Aldrenette Caperiña


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

1. Identify the cold and hot composting.


2. Discuss the compostable materials requiring
special handling.
3. States the importance of composting in farming.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY?
WHAT IS
COMPOSTING?

COMPOSTING
Compost is organic material that can be
added to soil to help plants grow.
TYPES OF COMPOSTING
• Cold Composting
• Hot Composting
COLD COMPOSTING
Simple as collecting yard waste or taking out
the organic materials in your trash and then
corralling them in a pile or bin. Over the
course of a year or so, the material will
decompose.
HOT COMPOSTING
More serious gardener but a faster process— you'll get
compost in one to three months during warm weather. Four
ingredients are required for fast-cooking hot compost:
nitrogen, carbon, air, and water. Together, these items feed
microorganisms, which speed up the process of decay.
MATERIALS FOR COMPOSTING

• Farm animal manure- Must be composted


• Straw and bedding
• Crop residues- Must be pesticide-free
• Fruit & vegetable wastes- Must be pesticide-free
• Food and seafood processing wastes
• Grass clippings- Must be pesticide-free
• Sawdust & other wood wastes- Use in moderation, low nutrient value
• Newspaper and leaves- black ink only, <25%, must be shredded
HOW DO WE DETERMINE IF MATERIALS
ARE HIGHER IN CARBON OR NITROGEN?
REMEMBER
Fresh, juicy materials
are usually higher in
nitrogen. Also,
materials of animal HIGH
origin (such as feathers,
manure, blood meal
REMEMBER

Drier, older, or
woody vegetable
and plant tissues HIGH

CARBON
COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS REQUIRING
SPECIAL HANDLING
1.CARDBOARD (NON-RECYCLABLE)

Slow to decompose. Shred into


small pieces. If desired, put in
water and add a drop of detergent
to further speed decomposition.
2. CORN COBS AND STALKS

Slow to decompose. Run


through shredder or chop into
very small pieces, mix with
nitrogen-rich material.
3. DISEASED PLANTS
Diseases may be hard to
eliminate. Sun-bake plants in a
plastic bag until thoroughly dried,
or leave in a hot pile (131°-
140°F) at least one week, or burn
and put ashes in pile, or omit
from the pile.
4. GRASS CLIPPINGS WITH CHEMICALS

Pesticides and herbicides are


a concern, degradability
ranges from one to twelve
months. Do not use clippings
as garden mulch for at least
2-3 weeks after chemical
application.
5. HEDGE TRIMMINGS

Slow to decompose. Thin


layers of hedge trimmings can
be used occasionally for
roughage; chop twigs and
branches into small pieces.
6. LIME
Changes pile chemistry, cause
nitrogen loss, and too much lime
hurts bacteria and other
microorganisms. Omit from the
pile or use very sparingly in thin
layers if the pile is going
anaerobic (do not mix with
manure).
7. PEANUT SHELL

Slow to decompose.
Pulverize with the
shredder.
8. SAWDUST
Slow to decompose, can
negatively affect aeration.
Work into the pile in thin
sprinklings, mix with
nitrogen-rich material.
9. SOD
Slow to decompose. Break into small
clumps, mix thoroughly with other
materials or cover top of the pile with
roots up, grass down (better in fall),
or compost separately with roots side
up, water thoroughly, cover with a
dark tarp.
10. PEAT MOSS

Highly moisture absorbent, slow to


decompose. Mix thoroughly with
other materials, add in small
quantities. If possible, soak peat moss
in warm water before adding to the
pile
11. SOIL

Can make finished compost heavy.


Add small quantities in thin layers as
soil activator or omit from the pile
(finished compost produces the same
results and typically weighs less).
12. WEED, PERNICIOUS
The rhizomatous root system is hard
to kill. Sun-bake in a plastic bag until
thoroughly dried or omit from the
pile. Weed seeds hard to kill. Best to
use when green and no seed heads
present or leave in a hot pile (131-
140°F) at least one week.
13. WOOD ASHES

Changes in pile chemistry can


cause nutrient imbalance. Use very
sparingly in thin layers; do not use
on top of the pile or omit from the
pile.
14. WOOD CHIPS

Slow to decompose. Shred


or chop into very small
pieces; mix with nitrogen-
rich material.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMPOSTING IN GARDENING OR
FARMING?
THANK YOU!
ASSIGNMENT
Direction. Write an item that can be compostable for each letters in the word –
COMPOST. The first letter is done for you. Answer in 1/2 paper.

C arrot stalk
O
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