| Behind every scientific equation in
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| | chemical composition of your materials,
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| composting lies an art form that's
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| | NOT 30 times the amount of brown stuff to
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| different for everyone. Composting isn't
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| | one of the green. With this ratio you're
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| necessarily a hard thing to do; other
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| | bound to reach a hot temperature of about
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| than the materials, equipment, waste and
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| | 140 degrees Fahrenheit, which is ideal
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| space, all it truly needs on your end is
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| | for the microbes in your compost to eat
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| patience and commitment. We're not
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| | up all the carbon and nitrogen rich
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| exactly painting the ceiling of the
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| | goodies.
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| Sistine Chapel, but we're going to make a
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| | Another recipe that you can follow is the
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| healthy, sustainable garden fit for one
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| | "2 parts green, 1 part brown" recipe also
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| with just composting alone! Remember,
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| | found in Home Composting Made Easy. This
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| it's a trial and error method until you
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| | basically means that you can achieve the
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| find the perfect scientific solution to
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| | 30:1 to 50:1 ratio, the latter being
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| make your ideal batch of compost.
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| | ideal for low temperature compost
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| Let's begin with an explanation of the
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| | batches, by including two parts of green
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| carbon/nitrogen ratio, or the C/N ratio.
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| | stuff to one part brown stuff. For
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| In order for you to have a successful,
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| | example, if you mix grass clippings
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| usable batch of compost you have to have
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| | (17:1), non-diseased and seedy weeds
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| the right balance between the brown stuff
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| | (20:1) with dried leaves (60:1) and
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| and the green stuff. Get your mind out
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| | divide that up by three, you have a
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| of the gutter! It's not what you really
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| | product of 32:1, which is close to the
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| think it is! The brown stuff, like dried
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| | 30:1 average. Of course, you should play
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| leaves, tree bark, straw and hay have a
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| | around with your recipe to find the
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| lot of carbon, and the green stuff like
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| | perfect fit for your batches. As long as
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| fresh grass clippings, fresh leaves,
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| | you don't have too much green or too much
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| chicken manure, fruit wastes and food
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| | brown, you should have a successful batch
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| scraps have a lot of nitrogen. This is
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| | of ready to use compost!
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| where the simple scientific equations
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| | Remember, composting is a science and an
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| come in; actually it might be better if
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| | art form. Keep working at it and use
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| you think of it more as a cooking recipe
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| | these basics to find the perfect C/N
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| because it really is!
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| | ratio.
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| According to Home Composting Made Easy,
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| | *Referenced from Home Composting Made
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| it's best if you try to achieve the ideal
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| | Easy by C. Forrest McDowell, PhD and
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| 30:1 C/N ratio for your compost. This
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| | Tricia Clark-McDowell, 2002.
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| average ratio basically describes the
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