Composting Principles for Growers

In today's episode, learn  five principles that will help you make better compost no matter what you are using for feedstock.
 
The episode is supported by JAL Farms through Western SARE project FW22-399. Project details can be found on the Western SARE website.

External Resource Links

How to build a Johnson Su Composting Bioreactor

Carbon:Nitrogen Ratios of Compost Feedstocks
taken from the article, Compost Fundamentals, available online at Washington State University accessed November 9, 2022

• Sandy loam (fine) | 7:1
• Humus | 10:1
• Food scraps | 15:1
• Alfalfa hay | 18:1
• Grass clippings | 19:1
• Rotted manure | 20:1
• Sandy loam (coarse) | 25:1
• Vegetable trimmings | 25:1
• Oak leaves | 26:1
• Leaves, varies from | 35:1 to 85:1
• Peat moss | 58:1
• Corn stalks | 60:1
• Straw | 80:1
• Pine needles | 60:1 to 110:1
• Farm manure | 90:1
• Alder sawdust | 134:1
• Sawdust weathered 3 years | 142:1
• Newspaper | 170:1
• Douglas fir bark | 491:1
• Sawdust weathered 2 months | 625:1

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