Compost Anyone?

We just moved into a new house and with that comes a whole new yard. I told my Husband that I would really like to plant a garden, but he informed me that the soil quality where we live is very poor and that I would have to buy topsoil and other nutrient-rich additives if I was to have the hopes of anything actually growing. At first I was a little bummed out, but then I thought this was the perfect time to start that compost bin I have always wanted to start. If I start now, by the next planting season I should definitely have something substantial to add to the poor soil that is already here. My Husband likes this idea so a compost bin is in the works and will be placed out back soon.

I know you can add things like rotten fruits and veggies to a compost bin, but there is so much more!

Below is a lit of stuff that you can add to a compost bin…

…things I never knew before!

• Pet hair
• Lint
• Old herbs and spices
• Coffee grounds with the filter
• Tea bags and leaves
• Egg shells
• Kleenex tissues
• Old potato chips (stale)
• Moldy cheese
• Shredded cardboard cereal boxes
• Hair trimmings including those your Hubby shaves off his face
• Toenail and fingernail clippings
• Cooked rice
• Old plain pasta
• The liquids from canned veggies and fruits
• Pencil shavings
• Cotton swabs with the cardboard sticks (not plastic)

And those are just a few of the weird and unusual things I found that can be composted!  In addition to that of course you can all old kitchen scraps (as long as they don’t have meat products), grass clippings, pine needles, leaves, etc…

I can wait to get my compost bin started and along with creating some nutrient rich material for my garden I am also helping keep necessary waste out of the landfills – it is win win for everyone!

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