27 авг. 2022 г. · If you have any trees or especially a tree line into a wooded area, rake up some leaves into your lawn and run them over with with your mower.

16 мая 2024 г. · For ideal compost conditions, you need around 30 parts carbon to every 1 part nitrogen; grass clippings are around 20:1. For a pile that size, ...

20 авг. 2018 г. · After you mow, spread them out so they dry in the sun. After they dry, rake into piles and cover with a tarp so they don't get wet. In the fall, ...

30 окт. 2023 г. · To aerate I take a broom handle and place it in the middle. Build up the pile around it. When it's topped off wiggle the broom stick around to ...

13 мар. 2023 г. · As you get grass clippings, mix with the appropriate amount of wood chips to make a good balance. It should compost nice and hot and quickly.

23 авг. 2021 г. · Letting grass dry out will provide you with a "brown" for your compost. Another easy source of browns is cardboard, egg cartons, empty toilet paper and paper ...

5 мая 2023 г. · This works really well, I can confirm. Every load of lawn clippings gets mixed with cardboard from the shredder and you end up with beautiful compost.

5 июл. 2022 г. · Different sources place it at around 20:1 and a balanced pile around 25:1. Some leaves or a bit of sawdust will balance grass clippings nicely.

9 мар. 2024 г. · You may need to moisten the leaves (but not too wet) as you mix with the grass clippings. Your new pile should be as moist as a wrung out sponge ...

14 июн. 2020 г. · A 3 foot tall pile of 50-50 grass clippings and fall leaves will get above 140F in the center in under 72 hours.