Any plant matter (unless it is obviously diseased) can go into your compost pile. Also, crushed egg shells, coffee grinds, tea bags, old vegetables and fruit. Do not put any grease or meat type items in your pile or it will attract rats. You need to mix your pile occasionally to get the unrotted matter on top to the bottom so it can decay. A pile about 4 ft high will start to generate heat to decay matter faster, smaller piles do not have enough mass to generate heat, but will rot naturally.
I attended a seminar a year ago with a composting expert and she said "If it grew, you can compost it". She brought along an example of a cotton tee shirt that she was composting. That said, current wisdom says no animal products should enter your compost. Nothing with herbicides or insecticides either since they did not grow. If it grew, you can compost it.
I went to a clinic from Master gardeners from our university and they said make sure you put all fruit, veggie scraps, leaves, grass clippings, some soil. The key is to turn it so it decomposes evenly. Do not put meat, dairy products.
Do not put your tomato plants in to decompose. There is always a possibility that it or the leftover tomatoes at the end of the season may have an unnoticed virus, fungal infection or some other problem that may not be killed in the heat of the pile. Put that stuff in the garbage or burn it.
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http://www.edenproject.com/learn/for-everyone/how-to-make-a-compost-heap-10-top-tips
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://cityofirving.org/619/Composting-Dos-and-Donts&ved=0ahUKEwiMtPabps3XAhVFwYMKHSutAGcQFggyMAI&usg=AOvVaw2_QYchupxO1fEa0oqQiz6s
https://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/dos-and-donts-backyard-composting.html
Any plant matter (unless it is obviously diseased) can go into your compost pile. Also, crushed egg shells, coffee grinds, tea bags, old vegetables and fruit. Do not put any grease or meat type items in your pile or it will attract rats. You need to mix your pile occasionally to get the unrotted matter on top to the bottom so it can decay. A pile about 4 ft high will start to generate heat to decay matter faster, smaller piles do not have enough mass to generate heat, but will rot naturally.
I attended a seminar a year ago with a composting expert and she said "If it grew, you can compost it". She brought along an example of a cotton tee shirt that she was composting. That said, current wisdom says no animal products should enter your compost. Nothing with herbicides or insecticides either since they did not grow. If it grew, you can compost it.
Any organic matter (fruit/vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds) can go in, dont put any meat or bones in...
I went to a clinic from Master gardeners from our university and they said make sure you put all fruit, veggie scraps, leaves, grass clippings, some soil. The key is to turn it so it decomposes evenly. Do not put meat, dairy products.
Do not put your tomato plants in to decompose. There is always a possibility that it or the leftover tomatoes at the end of the season may have an unnoticed virus, fungal infection or some other problem that may not be killed in the heat of the pile. Put that stuff in the garbage or burn it.