Top Three Elite Ingredients?

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renone Joined: 8/28/2009 Location: Charleston Posts: 1	Posted: Oct/17/2009 11:55 AM PST So let's talk ingredients. What do you consider the best ingredients for a compost pile, food wise? If you could make a concentrated "super compost" out of three of four things what would you use? The reason I ask is because I'm considering making a super concentrated compost based around the richest ingredients. This all spurred one day while working at my bakery and tossing pounds of banana peels into the trash. I realized I have unlimited access to many restaurants and their bi-products. So what do you think? If I try to use mostly banana peels, like 1/2 total... What else should I add? Coffee grinds, eggshells, grass... I'd be very grateful to discuss more ideas and suggestions. Thanks! -Ren Quote \| Reply \| Report

SarahJane Joined: 3/15/2009 Location: Albany NY Posts: 1067	Posted: Oct/17/2009 9:57 PM PST You've already named 3 of the best in my opinion. Banana, coffee grinds, and eggshells. I think other veggies are excellent, too. I use all my salad scraps. Even paper is good as long as it isn't greasy. Like used paper towels, napkins. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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renone

Joined: 8/28/2009
Location: Charleston
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Posted: Oct/17/2009 11:55 AM PST

So let's talk ingredients. What do you consider the best ingredients for a compost pile, food wise? If you could make a concentrated "super compost" out of three of four things what would you use?

The reason I ask is because I'm considering making a super concentrated compost based around the richest ingredients. This all spurred one day while working at my bakery and tossing pounds of banana peels into the trash. I realized I have unlimited access to many restaurants and their bi-products.

So what do you think? If I try to use mostly banana peels, like 1/2 total... What else should I add? Coffee grinds, eggshells, grass...

I'd be very grateful to discuss more ideas and suggestions. Thanks!

-Ren

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SarahJane

Joined: 3/15/2009
Location: Albany NY
Posts: 1067

Posted: Oct/17/2009 9:57 PM PST

You've already named 3 of the best in my opinion. Banana, coffee grinds, and eggshells.

I think other veggies are excellent, too. I use all my salad scraps. Even paper is good as long as it isn't greasy. Like used paper towels, napkins.

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