5 QUESTIONS
TIMER: 60 SECONDS PER QUESTION
How many components do you need for compost?
There are “brown” materials, “green” materials and water. Brown ingredients are items like dead leaves and twigs. Green materials include food scraps, grass clippings and coffee grounds.
There are “brown” materials, “green” materials and water. Brown ingredients are items like dead leaves and twigs. Green materials include food scraps, grass clippings and coffee grounds.
What do the “brown” materials in compost provide?
Brown materials provide carbon for compost. Carbon is an important source of energy for the microorganisms that break down the organic matter in the compost pile.
Brown materials provide carbon for compost. Carbon is an important source of energy for the microorganisms that break down the organic matter in the compost pile.
Which of the following should NOT go in a compost pile?
Meat and bones can attract animals, can cause a foul odor and if they are infected with bacteria, such as E. coli, those germs can spread in the compost and any plants the compost is added to.
Meat and bones can attract animals, can cause a foul odor and if they are infected with bacteria, such as E. coli, those germs can spread in the compost and any plants the compost is added to.
True or False: You need worms to compost.
Although there are ways to compost with worms, you don’t need them to achieve healthy, homemade compost.
Although there are ways to compost with worms, you don’t need them to achieve healthy, homemade compost.
What should compost smell like when it’s ready?
Despite what you might think, a healthy compost pile doesn’t smell like rotten vegetables. Compost should smell like soil, so it will have an earthy, dirt-like smell.
Despite what you might think, a healthy compost pile doesn’t smell like rotten vegetables. Compost should smell like soil, so it will have an earthy, dirt-like smell.
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