What To Compost

• kitchen waste (banana peels, apples cores, old lettuce leaves, eggs shells)  
• lawn clippings (use thin layers so they don’t mat down)
• chopped leaves (large leaves take a long time to break down)
• shredded branches
• garden plants (use disease-free plants)
• shredded paper
• weeds (before they go to seed)
• straw or hay
• newspaper
• wood ash (sprinkle lightly between layers)
• hay
• tea leaves and coffee grounds

What Not To Compost

• Meat scraps and fatty trash
• excessive wood ashes (counteracts with manures)
• sawdust generally slows the decomposition of the pile.

Trouble Shooting Guide

Check out our other posts on composting: –Beginner’s Guide to Compost –Maintaining Your Compost