Compost needs a mixture of carbon or "browns" and nitrogen "greens" to break down properly. Browns are leaves, newspaper, shredded wood and greens include fruit and vegetable scraps, eggshells, grass ...

Cornstalks, pumpkin vines, and other bulky plant debris left over from the gardening season can be tossed into compost piles as long as they are free of disease, pests, and weed seeds. Watermelon ...

– Multnomah County A: Interestingly, when a compost pile is composed of primarily plant matter (leaves, food waste, coffee grounds), it begins at a low pH and rises to about neutral.

Carbon-rich matter includes those dried leaves, straw and wood chips. Nitrogen materials include grass clippings and kitchen scraps.

Also needed are ‘brown’ materials: carbon-rich materials, like papers, cardboard, dead leaves, twigs, wood chips, straw and even wine corks! Brown materials should double the green materials ...

If you opt for a backyard compost bin, you can toss in most food scraps, including eggshells, coffee grounds and yard trimmings. Just avoid bones, meat, fish and dairy products.

After an attempt by Trident's Horticultural Program, I learned the importance of a carbon-to-nitrogen ratio in a composter.

Start a compost pile with falling leaves and use it to enrich your garden beds. Here's how.

A pilot program under way at the Laramie landfill aims to produce compost on a large scale, and we’re not talking eggshells and coffee grounds at this operation.

Betsy Barbour, East Quad, Mary Markley, South Quad and West Quad residence halls have dining halls that currently use pre-consumer waste composting. Food waste in the dining halls is mixed with wood ...