Question
I am a new gardener and started a compost pile. If I recall right, I believe it should contain 1/3 green stuff, 1/3 brown stuff, and 1/3 other stuff (not sure)..... But my question is this, is it still ok to compost only kitchen scraps if there is no brown stuff going in? It does seem to still break down into wet stuff not quite dirt...... let me know.
Bruce, your faithful gardening dunce
San Francisco
Answer
Many people do as you do and only compost their kitchen scraps. The result does tend to be moist but is still quite beneficial to houseplants and gardens. Should you want it more crumbly you will need to add some "brown". This "brown" or high carbon element can be shredded paper, napkins, coffee filters with grounds. If your compost seems too wet, try adding some shredded pages of an old phone book. It does not have to be leaves, sawdust or wood chips.
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