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The #1 Book on Composting Basics: Let It Rot! by Stu Campbell

Let it Rot!: The Gardener’s Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey’s Down-to-Earth Guides) If you’re looking for a how-to composting guide from a gardener’s perspective, look no further…whether you’re an experienced compostaholic or just compost curious, you’ll find plenty of gems here. Everything from a nerdy decomposition science lesson made simple (my favorite chapter) to the lists of what you can compost, and over 10 different methods of composting tailored to your varying needs are present here. Whenever I have a weird compost issue, I always consult this book for its substantial troubleshooting section…especially the N-P-K symptoms table (on page 116). That being said, this book definitely has a gardener feel to it and I catch myself skimming at certain points because well, I’m not a gardener! Maybe one day…

How to Compost Your Cat’s Litter (article)

Today on the street I was asked about an eco-friendly way to deal with cat litter. Oh, the conversations I get to have with people...I love it. Not being a cat owner, or any pet owner for that matter, I wasn't even sure what kitty litter is made of. I discovered that the "eco-friendly" cat litter is corn cob, pine chips, or if you're innovative and resourceful, sawdust. Using clay or sand kitty litter wouldn't work with compost, and it's not smart to dump down your toilet, either. Even though I don't use my compost for food purposes, I'd probably dump my cat litter in my compost ditch NEXT to the compost tumbler for a while...but I guess in a matter of time it would smell? Cats like to crap…

You know you’re a compostaholic when…

...you return from a vacation and psyched on the moldy food in your fridge. No matter how hard I try, I always have something that goes bad...but who cares. In the compost it goes. This time it was some tofurky, green peppers and grapes. I split up the spoils amongst the worm bin and the composter, so the tofurky and grapes went to the worms, and the green peppers went to the tumbler. Speaking of which, my new worm delivery was put on hold since I was on the left coast, and in the meantime it's picked up an awesome amount of mold...check it out: Is this a problem? Nope. Mold is not to be a concern in the bin. It sure does look ugly, though. If anything, before I…