Description
Why won’t your compost break down, or why does it smell?
The answer is almost always the carbon-to-nitrogen balance, and this pack helps you get it right.
Compost microbes work best at roughly 30 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen. Hit that balance and the pile heats, breaks down fast, and does not smell. Miss it and the pile tells you, through smell, temperature and texture.
Written by an environmental scientist who studied decomposition, this pack explains why your pile behaves as it does, and gives you the tools to fix it:
- The 30:1 rule in plain terms, and what goes wrong when carbon or nitrogen dominates
- A browns and greens reference table sorting common materials by their carbon-nitrogen character
- Simple batch recipes by the bucket, to mix a balanced pile from what you have
- A troubleshooting matrix: match your symptom to its cause and an immediate fix
- A compost batch log to track each pile from start to finished
Print it and keep it by the heap. Instant PDF download.
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