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GIGO Diary, for 2008-03-15: What to compost Barbara Armitage has explained in the past few articles how to recycle. Today, she starts a list of what to recycle. And confesses she was once disobedient to subdivision restrictions and never got caught, even though they should have noticed she had the prettiest flowers on the block. By Barbara Armitage GIGO Diary of a Recycler: Everyday we are going to follow my garbage to see just how close I can come to eliminating my contribution the landfills in America Today is Saturday, March 15, 2008. Posted 2008-03-16 I am hoping that at least a few of you went out this morning in search of fencing to make your compost pile. Mother Nature even cooperated this afternoon giving us a few hours of sunshine to complete your project. Right about now you may be beginning to wonder if this was such a good idea after all. Many people tell me that they don't understand how I can have a garbage dump in my back yard. Trust me. It is a good idea and you won't have a garbage dump in your yard. I kept a compost pile going for 3 years when I lived in Lexington in a housing area where composting was against restrictions. I kept it in a black garbage can and no one ever knew. They did, however, notice that I had the prettiest flowers on the block. Your compost pile will help you amend your soil both with nutrients and organic matter to improve its texture. Choosing the right location for your compost pile is important. You probably don't want it in the front yard but you do want it in a place that you can easily access.# If you can't get to it you won't use it. Asking a gardener about their secrets to composting is kinda like asking a good cook for her secret to fried chicken everybody has one. My secret is time. Every garden magazine I get has at least one ad that promises me perfect compost in less than 2 weeks, don't believe everything you read. How fast your compost works will depend on four things, moisture, heat, air and what type of stuff you added to your compost. Some directions are simple and other directions make the process so complicated that most people just give up before they start. I believe that everything should be simple. We will talk more about moisture, heat, air and what goes in compost in the next few days. First let#s set your pile started. Every pile should start with a 4 to 6 inch layer of small twigs and branches. This is to allow air to circulate through your compost. After that I think that it's a free for all. If it's free and I can get it it goes in the compost. I have a list of more than 200 items that you can compost. If you would like a copy of the entire list I would be happy to email one to you. I will be listing the most popular items here for a few days but in short almost any thing organic can be composted. Here's the first 15 items on the list to compost:
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The next largest will go to the Adair Recycling Center, 62 Service Road, Columbia, KY. Only a tiny amount will go into the landfill. REMINDER: Recycle 101 to be offered at Adair Extension Office Barbara Armitage of the Garden Club and Kelli Bonifer of the Adair County Extension Service and and are collaborating to offer Recycle 101 on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:00amCT. A guest lecturer will be famed Kentucky environmentalist A.L. Sinclair. The seminar will train those who attend the ABC's of Recycling. The purpose of the course is to train Adair County more about living responsibly by recycling and reducing energy use. It will wrap up the Earth Day celebrations in April. The course is designed to train trainers who will in turn train neighbors until everyone in Adair County is a recycler. For more information contact Barbara Armitage at (270) 250-2979 or Kelli Bonifer at (270) 384-2317. The Adair Extension Service is located at 417 Fairgrounds Street, Columbia, KY. This story was posted on 2008-03-16 10:51:51
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