2024-05-08 Composting at Home 101 for the Rotary Club of Pinecrest.pptx

Rotary Club of Pinecrest, FL presentation at their weekly meeting

1. COMPOSTING 101 Ellen Book, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County Master Gardener Link to slide presentation: TINYURL.com/ RCPCCompost

2. Ellen Book, Branch Manager Pinecrest Branch Library [email protected] www.mdpls.org

3. Choose your library card! 2021 2022

4. The collection contains:  ​ ​ Over 70 magazines ​ 350,000 audiobooks ​ 20,000 Braille Books ALL AGES MIAMI-DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES

5. Unable to visit the library in person due to disabilities or caregiving? Items are mailed to your home for free, including return postage.

6. 7 day check out for full music albums

7. TV SHOWS & MOVIES 3-DAY CHECKOUT

8. Acs select classes from MasterClass with your MDPLS card!

9. Edwin Villasmil : hands-on environmental craft programs Wed., June 12, 2024 @4pm Plastic Soup

10. Last Thursdays, @ 3:30pm

11. Journaling for wellness Five part series returns on Mondays 5/6-6/1/2024 @ 11am – 12:30pm

12. May 11 Photographer Al Diaz Reviews his Miami Herald Photos June 8 Royal Poinciana Festival

13. A Good Book Hybrid Bookclub 1 st Thursdays June, 6, 2024 @ 6pm

14. 2 nd & 3 rd Saturdays 10:30am

15. Tertulia Literaria Last Tuesdays, 10am – 11:30

16. 2 nd Saturdays @ 10:30am

17. Tuesdays @ 6:30pm

18. Journey to Your Inner Child Unlocking Memories & Unveiling Hidden Rules  First and third Fridays @ 10am-11:30am

19. P F L A G Fourth Saturdays 11am – 1pm

20. Fridays @ 10:30am Saturdays @ 10:30am HEEL 2 HEAL, AVI THE POODLE, & CANINE ASSISTANCE READING ENHANCEMENT (CARE) Wednesdays @ 10:30am

21. How NOT to Get Hacked Cyber Security 1 st Weds. @ 6:30pm

22. Composting Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2pm On Zoom

23.   THE ART OF ALTERED BOOKS Saturday, 6/8/2024 from 10am - noon

24. Thursdays, October 10 – December 19 10am – Noon A hands-on program for Miami-Dade County parents and babies 0 – 6 months to promote your baby’s social, emotional and language development while providing a loving and safe environment for them.

25. Check them out with your library card today!

26. COMPOSTING 101 Ellen Book, Master Gardener UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County Master Gardener Link to slide presentation: TINYURL.com/ RCPCCompost

27. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - IFAS https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/miami-dade/

28. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

29. Electronic Data Info System

30. Everyday Information Source

31. Everyday Information Source

32. https://tinyurl.com/MiamiVeggies

33. Was NOT me

34. Kitchen food scraps. Photo: Tia Silvasy , UF/IFAS

35. Too much too wet too long… Anaerobic bacteria kills worms UF/IFAS

36. A Tumbler Bin Composter UF/IFAS

37. Adjustable size allows you to set it up “skinny” for low capacity or make it large enough to hold 246 gallons of materials. 36.5″ in height

38. How to set up a geobin

39. The most important factor for locating your composter is CONVENIENCE. What Is The Best Location For A Compost Bin In Your Yard – Sun or Shade?

40. Sheet Composting Top-dressing on the soil surface like a garden lasagna right onto a future growing space. Trench Composting - composting directly in the soil Cold Bin Composting Fill your compost bin halfway with browns and bury kitchen scraps Bokashi Bucket anaerobic bacteria (grass-like inoculated bran, rice, dried leaves sprinkled over scraps). 10 days to ferment & “pickle” waste, forming an acidic organic matter that must be dug into the soil or added to a compost pile. TYPES OF COMPOSTING

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42. GREENs = nitroGen BROWNs = carBon NitroGen = Protein CarBon = Energy From: https://small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-build-compost-pile/

43. THE RECIPE

44. Can I compost this? Material Can I  Compost ? Comment Banana skins Yes   Bird cage "waste" Yes   Bone meal Yes   Bread Yes   Cereal Yes   Citrus (e.g., oranges, grapefruit, lemons , tangerines) Yes Green/nitrogen - must cut in half or quarter before composting; mix with browns & add 6-inch layer of browns on top Coffee grounds (with paper filter) Yes Green/nitrogen Corn cobs Yes   Cornmeal Yes   Cottonseed meal Yes   Crop waste Yes   Egg shells Yes Adds calcium

45. Citrus  green/nitrogen cut in half or quarter before composting mix with browns & add a 6-inch layer of browns on top

46. Attribution to: KidsGardening : A Kids’ Guide to Messing Around in the Dirt by Kevin Raftery

47. Photo www.bobvila.com

48. From : https://www.emnz.com/article/microbial-imbalances-in-the-soil

49. “The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future : Don’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species” by  George Monbiot in T he Guardian, 5/7/2022 I

50. AS PILE TEMPERATURES  &  TIME IS NEEDED FOR VARIOUS MICROORGANISMS TO COLONIZE

51. Left: (1 year old) Last year’s material all garden stuff, grass & leaves, kitchen: banana peels veg. trimmings from the pile’s top. Middle: (2 years old) bottom of this year’s pile put into bags Right: (3 years old) Finished product from the bags to be used in the garden & greenhouse this year GUESS WHERE THIS COMPOST WAS MADE?

52. Smaller surface areas decompose faster

53. Attribution to: KidsGardening : A Kids’ Guide to Messing Around in the Dirt by Kevin Raftery

54. Aeration keeps microbes alive . Anerobic microbes STINK!

55. The free GeoBin

56. Compost Crank Aerator

57. Check for moisture when turning the compost. The consistency should feel like a wrung-out sponge . UF/IFAS

58. Smaller bits decompose faster BIGGER pieces need more time

59. Unfinished compost may stress plants, causing yellowing or stalling growth

60. Compost maturity test with radishes

61. Heat cooks most weeds. For hot composting turn when pile temperature drops below 100°F or if the pile is more than 150°F

62. How to Turn a Backyard Compost Pile (youtube.com)

63. HEALTHY VEGGIES AND PLANTS START WITH HEALTHY SOIL ! UF/IFAS Leon County Extension

64. Five “Pests” in a Compost Pile Ants, spiders & centipedes: compost is too dry Slugs & flies: compost is too wet

65. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT…

66. Vermi -Composting Definitions Vermiculture – Work farming process of culturing worms to decompose organic food waste, turning it into nutrient rich material Casting – Worm waste, digested food Omnivores – Animals that eat plants and animals Hermaphrodites – Animals with male and female sex organs. http://clipart-library.com/

67. Red Wigglers

68. Contains 5Xs the available nitrogen 7Xs the available potash 50% more calcium than 6” of good topsoil Water soluble nutrient immediately available for plant intake. Will not burn root system unlike fresh raw manures Red Wigglers UF/IFAS

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71. KITCHEN SCRAP COLLECTION FOR FERTILE EARTH WORM FARM

72. LANDFILL SITES

73. Evaluation & Voucher ​ The voucher is valid for six months and redeemable while supplies last https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Ll9UNwOSIvXOqW

74. In a few months a will be emailed to you

75. Evaluation & Voucher The Miami-Dade voucher will be accepted for six months while supplies last The link to the evaluation that leads to the voucher will be up until Monday at 8:00am. Vasquez,Laura A [email protected] Urban Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator Link to slide presentation: TINYURL.com/ RCPCCompost