What is composting?

Compost helps . . .

• reduce waste in landfills.

• enrich soils to make healthier gardens.

• increasing microbial growth into the soil.

• all of the above.

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Food makes up ____% of the waste going into landfills.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 50

Compost is defined by . . .

• biological decomposition of organic matter to enrich the soil.

• returning of waste material back to the soil.

• creation of new topsoil by mixing subsoils with finer sediment and organic matter.

• dumping all organic matter into a pile and letting it rot.

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Check the 2 main ingredients compost adds to soil making it richer.

• topsoil

• carbon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

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All of these things add CARBON to the soil EXCEPT . . .

• wood chips

• shredded paper

• fruit & vegetables

• leaves

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All of these things add NITROGEN to the soil EXCEPT for . . .

• Tea Leaves

• Newspaper

• Table Scraps

• Grass clippings

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The amount of nitrogen to carbon material should be . . .

• twice as much carbon material than nitrogen.

• twice as much nitrogen material than carbon.

• an equal amount of carbon to nitrogen material.

• no matter how much you have of nitrogen to carbon material.

If you have too much nitrogen material in your compost, you might . . .

• notice it getting to warm for worms to live in it.

• notice a strong unpleasant smell.

• notice the pile from drying out too quickly.

• notice the lack of breaking down of organic material.

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Organic matter you should never put in your compost is . . .

• eggshells

• cardboard

• bones, meat, or fish scraps

• shredded paper

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Which ISN"T a step in forming a compost pile?

• Lay down hay and straw on bottom of the pile to aid with drainage.

• Give the pile a quick turn to help aid in the break down.

• Add green manure such as clover, buckwheat, wheatgrass, grass clippings

• Don't cover it so that it can stay wet and moist.

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