Food+List

Organic materials for vermi-composting : compostable materials
> ===Materials rich in nitrogen or Wet materials===  o Fruits and vegetables, raw or cooked without oil, peels, they love watermelon and melon. They like bananas and artichokes. The fruit can also attract fruit fly.  o Potato peels: the worms love it, but can attract Fungus Gnat.  o Coffee grounds and paper filters, grapes grounds, tea bags  o Egg shells (preferably crushed), shells of nuts   o Cheese crusts, ham rinds   o Pasta sauce and fat-free radicals   o Cereals leftovers cooked or raw (without fat milk or sauce)   o Lawn and grass clippings (in moderation) > ===Materials rich in carbon or Dry materials===  o Cardboard, paper  o Tissues, paper towels   o Newsprint (beware of the toxic printing ink)   o Dead leaves, dead flowers   o Hay, Lawn dried plants, garden residues sweeper   o Wood chips or sawdust (in moderation)   o Ash cooled (in moderation)   o Stems soft plants, straw, weeds (without ripe seeds)  <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 49.65pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">** Materials more difficult to compost ** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 49.65pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> o Bread, rice, pasta without sauce, harder and longer to compost, and are quite acid. To put in small quantities. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 49.65pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> o Garlic, Onion: are quite acid. To put in small quantities. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 49.65pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> o Egg shells: Reduces the acidity of the compost. To put finely chopped. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 49.65pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> o Citrus fruits and barks, e.g. oranges : Citrus fruits may be added but only in small pieces. They are also very acid. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 49.65pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> o Corn: long to decompose. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify;"> > === === > ===Materials NOT to put in the composter (toxic for worms, plants or humans)=== >> · Lemon: too acid. >> >> · Meat, fish, bones dairy products: their biodegradation off a strong pungent odor and are toxic to worms. >> >> · Fat (butter, oil) and products with gravy, cheese >> >> · Plants with illnesses or diseases >> >> · Plants running to seed, plant roots freshly uprooted: to regrow in the bin >> >> · Plants treated with chemicals (e.g. treated turf) >> >> · Plastic, metal >> >> · Litter and animal excrement can be vectors of disease.