I have found that two readily available ingredients that can make you a lot of compost fast is straw and green grass clippings, but there are so many other things, but to make a lot, you need to use a lot of organic material.
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A compost pile is made by alternating layers of "green" and "brown" materials. "Green" materials, like kitchen scraps, chopped-up plant stalks, and succulent, leafy material, are higher in nitrogen....
Compost is a mixture of both green and dead plant material. Good compost needs both air and moisture to work well. Mix clippings plant clippings and cut grass, dead leaves and flowers. Contain the...