20 Surprising Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels
20 Surprising Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels
We all have a lot of fruit and vegetable peels that we through in the compost. Well what if there is some great things you could do with these scraps? There is.... Here is a fantastic roundup on just that, 20 Surprising Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels. Have a look through this list and learn someone new today.
For rapid decomposition, your compost pile should have a carbon to nitrogen ratio of about 20:1. Carbon-rich materials include corn stalks, straw, dry leaves, sawdust, and shredded paper. Nitrogen-rich materials include kitchen scraps, fresh prunings from your garden, alfalfa hay, grass clippings and seaweed
You can put your compost pile in the sun or in the shade, but putting it in the sun will hasten the composting process. Sun helps increase the temperature, so the bacteria and fungi work faster. This also means that your pile will dry out faster, especially in warm southern climates.
