Trench compost

Step 4 Save scraps or yard waste

If you haven't done so already, save up veggie peels and other food scraps to put in the hole. You'll get lots of advice about what you can and can't put in compost, but we put almost everything in there.
From what I understand, it is dangerous to use feces of animals that are capable of eating meat (so not even feces of vegetarian dogs).
I know people who put used facial tissue or paper towels in there. I'd also stay away from newspaper and other printed papers; again, think about what goes into the material and make your own choices.

Comments

[lilykoart]

i agree with you! why bother with the expense, all that turning??? i just toss my table scraps under the bushes. i however avoid paper that has been bleached with chlorine. brown coffee filters ok, but i'd rather save them for biodegradable peat pots :)

[ReagenWard]

Why bother with all that turning?  Aerobic decomposition vs anaerobic.

[grimcat27]

most newspapers are ok the ink is soy most of the time

[osibisa]

i'm reduced to "composting" on a second floor balcony at the moment--So, into a large terracotta (in this case plastic) pot -I'm in the north, and don't want it to crack- I put all my good vegetable and fruit ends, after blending them to mush with a stick blender. I pour this onto a base of decent earth (in the pot) and work it in with my hands. It smells divine and fresh, and feels good, like really good soil. Next spring, it'll go into the ground. thanks for the nod to green manure crops. any specific suggested reading?

[royalestel]

As a disclaimer, I've never, in 4 years of trying, successfully composted. But, I wanted to let you know, shredded newspaper is an excellent addition to compost, and either attracts worms or just feeds them. Shredded white paper is okay, too, just not as thin and decomposable.