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Composting Basics

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1
True or False: Diseased vegetable and flower plants should not be composted.
True
False
2
Which of these is FALSE?
Your compost should have an equal amount of browns to greens
Your compost should alternate layers of browns and greens
It is OK to compost dairy products like butter, milk etc.
It is OK to compost paper products like shredded newspaper
3
What is compost?
None of the above
Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
A woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem
Plants consisting of short plants with long narrow leaves
4
True or False: Composting can be done indoors
I have no clue
False
True
5
Which of these SHOULD NOT be composted?
Grass Clippings
Tomatoes
Fruit
Meat
6
What are the advantage(s) to composting?
Reduces the need for chemical fertilizers
All are advantages to composting
Reduces landfill size and lowers your carbon footprint
Enriches soil and helps suppress plant diseases and pests
7
___% of food in the U.S. gets wasted.
40
30
50
20
8
What factor(s) can speed up the composting process?
All factors speed up the process!
Incorporating worms into the compost
Turning the compost pile
Layering browns and greens to improve aeration
9
Which of the following constitutes as organic waste?
Garbage bags
Newspapers
Cell phones
Plastic bottles
10
True or False: Yard waste (such as leaves and grass clippings) cannot be composted
False
True