What not to use when learning how to make compost
When you are finding out how to make compost and trying various methods it is important to recognise some ingredients that are not under any circumstances to be included in your compost mix. The components are common elements of household waste that could be tempting to try including or in some circumstances be difficult to separate from other ingredients, but what ever the case just don’t try it! So what you need to look out for and avoid using are fish, pieces of meat and this includes scraps, any foods with a high fat content, dairy products such as cheese, any oil bases products, the bones of any food thrown away, pieces of metal and plastic, any form of glass. It is commonly known that animal manure is a useful component of fertilizer to use when learning how to make compost and this is true. However this is not any animal it is mainly manure from cows and chickens. The average person doesn’t have the odd cow or group of chickens roaming around the garden so they can be tempted to replace this with dropping produced by their pets such as dogs, cats and rabbits. These are not to be used under any circumstances as it is possible that their manure can breed disease and ruin the compost and be potentially dangerous. However tempting this may be please avoid the idea like the plague, no pun intended! Another important thing to avoid is any garden weeds that produce seeds that you may want to include as part of your green element. The seeds can grow in the manure and then completely ruin it and this is not what you want when you are first learning how to make compost. Any such mishaps in the early days can easily put you off the process, but by following simple guides just as this you really will see how easy creating your own compost really is.
