You might think you know what to put on your compost heap and what to leave out, but there are several unusual compost ingredients that most of us probably don’t think about adding. It means you could have many more potential materials to add to your heap than you realise.
The best homemade compost is created from a balanced mix of green and brown materials. The ‘green’ stuff includes lawn clippings, dead flowerheads, soft leafy prunings, and kitchen waste made up of raw fruit and vegetable peelings. ‘Brown’ waste is woody matter, prunings, twigs, shredded cardboard and paper. It degrades more slowly and helps prevent the compost heap from becoming a sloppy, smelly mess.
