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         Backyard      Comgosting
         by:   Helga    Qlkowskf
         Published     by:
               Ecology Center
               2179 Wllston Way
               Berkeley,   CA 94704     USA
         Paper copies are $ 0.50        in the USA, $ 0.86      from
         o%her countries.
         .Qxilable     from:
               Emlogy Cente:
               2179 Allston     ,day
               Berkeley,     CL 94704   USA
         Reproduced by permission       of the Bio-Integral
         Resource Center.

         Reproduction    of this microfiche   document        in any
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Y
   2179ALLSI’QNWAY
ERKELEY, CALl%‘URNU94704
0 a high   temperature,       with mx3t of
                                     ided by i3.mgL
      method proceeds     we231 in    cool   maist.   wea-
        If a windr           or a rew of LlLi.tt1.e piles,
    begun in the eariy spri~lq and completed
iiy the late fall,       when the hmws xm3Pt again
                  wiltk be xeacfy to use., The ad-
                ides simplicity,     is that eme
           have     to worry   about a nitrogen     SQUZC~.
-
,
a shady place
   out tas gu
    use or ga
--
R csf saw
 of fa3d are p
      g Off a s
abs~~b@~~ mat                e
                 in*    saw~~gt i
               abbe from the sources po3-
                                t dc3wn 1
                               d manurep
                                     r AigrQyen
                                 over the 5.ay-
                                a 3 to 5 inch




                     enp and uafless      your
                     e deficient   i
                    m&d to add bca
                             ercial~y     sold
                     ave nat been shewn t=o
                        .in small pill2s --
                      rganisrtas that de-
                      erial    are everyx4here
          d on%y the proper environment
fix2 y~~mi~at~ and begin work.
            ve finished      building     the pile
            have about a cubic yard:sf
            A smaller      pile does not hoid
            eguatelly,    a larger    pile is
             trat ifxlrn,
eat

                           and that      your


                           than others,           Fats   gs so


                                                aves # coni-
fear needles      and simila

than    pLl.t in th
                                                   earn which    ,
       aur area are too difficuk
                                                                 .


            different      ways,
                                     daily      as 2x?CUrn-

                 e weeds and other prping       from
                    Ef your househ&!..d does not
                gh, you may obtain     scxw from




                         You wil.1   also need some
                    --   dried   grass and weeds, dry
                                       and will absorb
                                     le from becoming
erialso     such a
                          h in nitro-
                            such quan-
          is more than 1 part ni-
                    0 parts carbon,
                     e respired       b
                               Hn tni
             le 4x1 smell the gas



garbage is ysu,ally very h_igh'in
  ,as are grass clippings,     and if
   contains    a very high proportion      of
       s -then bittLe   or no additional
of nitrog     n may be needed.
,
L
p~i.2.~ if it. has had
  east a week of composL&n and if no plant-
         that spot is to l-0 few i-fjmediately.
      urtker   decompastisn       of "she materia2
         SG;ik by bacteria      requires     nitrogen,
       s it does in the bin.           Thus, raw com-
post may cause a temporary          deficiency      of
               the soiP if it is law in this
              ?If the compost contains          much
            at has not bsxken down sufficiently,
               is a strong ammonia smell com-
ing Euom it, this may cause damage ts the
pPants from excessive       nitrogen.
Caution:     HE a~~Q~~a. smexL   persists heavily
after    csmpost has C86         0 no% use c%ose
to pPants (within    fou         ive    inches      cf
stems) as you risk causiarg      ni    r*en      burn.
Next time use prc3portioPna
UP mm-e vegetable    matter
co ost pile*
Olkowsky, helga   backyard composting

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Olkowsky, helga backyard composting

  • 1. -- r A project of Volunteers in Asia Backyard Comgosting by: Helga Qlkowskf Published by: Ecology Center 2179 Wllston Way Berkeley, CA 94704 USA Paper copies are $ 0.50 in the USA, $ 0.86 from o%her countries. .Qxilable from: Emlogy Cente: 2179 Allston ,day Berkeley, CL 94704 USA Reproduced by permission of the Bio-Integral Resource Center. Reproduction of this microfiche document in any form is subject to the same restrictions as those of the original document,
  • 2.
  • 3. Y 2179ALLSI’QNWAY ERKELEY, CALl%‘URNU94704
  • 4. 0 a high temperature, with mx3t of ided by i3.mgL method proceeds we231 in cool maist. wea- If a windr or a rew of LlLi.tt1.e piles, begun in the eariy spri~lq and completed iiy the late fall, when the hmws xm3Pt again wiltk be xeacfy to use., The ad- ides simplicity, is that eme have to worry about a nitrogen SQUZC~.
  • 5. -
  • 6. ,
  • 7. a shady place out tas gu use or ga
  • 8. --
  • 9.
  • 10. R csf saw of fa3d are p g Off a s
  • 11. abs~~b@~~ mat e in* saw~~gt i abbe from the sources po3- t dc3wn 1 d manurep r AigrQyen over the 5.ay- a 3 to 5 inch enp and uafless your e deficient i m&d to add bca ercial~y sold ave nat been shewn t=o .in small pill2s -- rganisrtas that de- erial are everyx4here d on%y the proper environment fix2 y~~mi~at~ and begin work. ve finished building the pile have about a cubic yard:sf A smaller pile does not hoid eguatelly, a larger pile is trat ifxlrn,
  • 12. eat and that your than others, Fats gs so aves # coni- fear needles and simila than pLl.t in th earn which , aur area are too difficuk . different ways, daily as 2x?CUrn- e weeds and other prping from Ef your househ&!..d does not gh, you may obtain scxw from You wil.1 also need some -- dried grass and weeds, dry and will absorb le from becoming
  • 13. erialso such a h in nitro- such quan- is more than 1 part ni- 0 parts carbon, e respired b Hn tni le 4x1 smell the gas garbage is ysu,ally very h_igh'in ,as are grass clippings, and if contains a very high proportion of s -then bittLe or no additional of nitrog n may be needed.
  • 14.
  • 15. ,
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18. L
  • 19. p~i.2.~ if it. has had east a week of composL&n and if no plant- that spot is to l-0 few i-fjmediately. urtker decompastisn of "she materia2 SG;ik by bacteria requires nitrogen, s it does in the bin. Thus, raw com- post may cause a temporary deficiency of the soiP if it is law in this ?If the compost contains much at has not bsxken down sufficiently, is a strong ammonia smell com- ing Euom it, this may cause damage ts the pPants from excessive nitrogen.
  • 20. Caution: HE a~~Q~~a. smexL persists heavily after csmpost has C86 0 no% use c%ose to pPants (within fou ive inches cf stems) as you risk causiarg ni r*en burn. Next time use prc3portioPna UP mm-e vegetable matter co ost pile*