2024-08-24 Composting at Home 101 PDF WITHOUT NOTES.pdf

UF/IFAS EXTENSION
COMPOSTING AT HOME 101 SLIDESHOW WITH QR CODES

1. COMPOSTING
101
Ellen Book,
UF/IFAS Extension
Miami-Dade County
Master Gardener
Link to slide presentation:
TINYURL.com/SoilBoost
Welcome!
We’ll begin at 2pm

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

14. Monday, July 8
10:00 AM

16. 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.

20. From10:30 to
11:30 am
With the
Crafty Korner

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

22. Unable to visitthe library in person due to
disabilities or caregiving? Items are mailed to
your home for free, includingreturn postage.

31. Tuesdays & Thursdays
10am-12:30pm
Sponsored by the
Miami Palmetto Adult &
Community Education Center
305-270-2707

37. 7 day
check
out for
full music
albums

39. TV SHOWS & MOVIES 3-DAY CHECKOUT

44. Hands-on
environmental
craft programs
Green Alien
Invasion
Edwin Villasmil &
Elba Martinez
Wed., Sept 18, 2024 @ 4pm

46. Purrfect Match Cat Adoption
Sponsored by Cat Network
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024 @ 10am -1pm

48. First Saturdays,
Jan–Nov @ 10:30am

49. POETRY SOIREE
First Wednesdays 1pm – 3pm

50. HOW NOT TO GET HACKED
First Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm

51. Painting Together
Thursdays 11:30-2

52. Last Thursdays, @ 3:30pm

54. 2
nd
& 3
rd

Saturdays
10:30am

55. TERTULIA LITERARIA
Last Tuesdays, 10am – 11:30

56. 2
nd

Saturdays
@
10:30am

57. A GOOD
BOOK
HYBRID
BOOKCLUB
SEPT 5, 2024
@6PM

58. Tuesdays
@
6:30pm

59. PFLAG
Fourth Saturdays 11am – 1pm

60. Saturday,Sept 14, 2024 @
10:30am - Noon

61. Sept 18, 2024
10 am – 2 pm
Telephone [phone]
Pinecrest Library
for an appointment or
email [email protected]
www.GatherGoGet.com

63. COMPOSTING
Saturday, December 28, 2024 @ 2pm
On Zoom

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

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

73. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

74. Electronic Data Info System

75. Everyday Information Source

76. Everyday Information Source

77. https://tinyurl.com/MiamiVeggies

80. Was NOT me
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81. Kitchen food scraps. Photo: Tia Silvasy, UF/IFAS

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

84. A Tumbler Bin Composter
UF/IFAS

89. 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

90. HOW TO SET UP A GEOBIN

91. 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?

92. 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

94. .

96. GREENs = nitroGenBROWNs = carBon
NitroGen = ProteinCarBon = Energy
From: https://small-farm-permaculture-and-
sustainable-living.com/how-build-compost-pile/

97. THE RECIPE

100. Can I compost this?
Material Can ICompost? 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

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

102. http: //www. riv erpa rk fa rm. com/Riv erpa rk F a rm/Blog I ma g es/8_6_13%20compost%20py ra mid. jpg

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

109. Photo www.bobvila.com

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

111. “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”
byGeorge Monbiot in The Guardian, 5/7/2022
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116. http: //metrecy cle. com/wp-content/uploa ds/2013/01/Compost_Process-web. jpg

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

118. 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?

119. F ile: I ce cubes openphoto. jpg
https: //uk pr. files. wordpress. com/2015/09/iceberg . jpg
Smaller surface areas
decompose faster

120. http: //recla img rowsusta in. com/sites/defa ult/files/CO M PO S T%20PI LES _0. jpg

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

122. Aeration
keeps
microbes
alive.
Anerobic
microbes
STINK!

123. The free GeoBin

124. Compost
Crank Aerator

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

127. Smaller bits
decompose
faster
BIGGER
pieces need
more time

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

129. Compost maturity test with radishes

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

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

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

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

136. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT…
I ma g e result for y ellow ta ils worms v ermiculture

137. 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.
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138. Red Wigglers

139. 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

140. v

142. 7701 SW 76 Ave, Miami, FL 33143

143. KITCHEN SCRAP COLLECTION
FOR FERTILE EARTH WORM FARM

146. LANDFILL SITES

148. The voucher is
valid for six
months and
redeemable while
supplies last
Link to Voucher displayed at the end of the lecture
Evaluation
& Voucher

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

150. 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/SoilBoost