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30 - Friday, March 15, 1991 — North Shore News

COMPOST CHART

DON'T KNOW what should go in your backyard
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, Dishwater

| Fish scraps

Kitty litter

| Peanut hulls (C,N,P)
Pine cones (C)
Sawdust, wood

| Sunflower hulls (C)
| Weeds

Wood ashes (P,K)

) Algae, seaweed

(N,P,K)

Barbecue ashes/coal NO
Yes
Yes, but
Yes, but

Cardboard (CC)
Coffee grounds (N,P)
Cornstalks, cobs (C,K)

NO

| Dryer lint

Eggshelis
NO

Grass clippings (N,P,K) Yes, but

| Grease, cooking

NO
Manures — horse, cow, Yes, but
sheep, goat, chicken,
pig

dog, cat

Mushroom compost

NO
Yes, but

Newspaper (CC) Yes

Yes, but
Yes

Yes, but
Yes, but

Oak leaves (C)

shavings (CC)

Yes
Yes, but

Yes, but

Fine nutrient source. If from salt
water, hose down or leave out
in rain.

Contain sulfur oxides; bad for
garden.

Glue probably organic.

acidic

must be mixed with nitrogen-
rich material

Most dishwashing soaps
contain perfumes, greases,
sodium.

Crush, source of calcium.
Can attract animals. Bury
scraps in a trench.

noi from herbicide-treated
lawns unless using a hot
compost. Good nitrogen source |
only when fresh.

Low in nutrients, attracts
animals. Slows composting
process.

Likely to contain disease
organisms.

horse manure more likely than
others to contain weed seeds.
Compost thoroughly.

May contain disease organisms.
may contain fungicides. Low in |
nutrients but good soil builder.
Shred for compost,use shred-
ded or flat for mulch. Coloured
sheets now considered OK.
acidic.

decompose slowly; acidic.
high in carbon and will use up
some of the nitrogen in the
compost pile.

only if weeds are green and
seeds have not matured.
use small amounts. Highly
alkaline.

N- Nitrogen P - Phosphorous K - Potassium C - Carbon (All plant and animal material
contains carbon. A single C needs to be accompanied by nitrogen or it will rob nitrogen
from the soil.) CC - Extra large amounts of carbon, so needs additional nitrogen