Composting is the process of recycling the products that would normally be headed for a landfill.
Instead you are going to use these products as composting material.
Some of the most popular items to use in a compost program are dried leaves, grass clippings, aged vegetables, fruit peelings and sawdust among many others.
This is especially helpful if you are into organic gardening and requires only the use of organic materials.
Organic gardens do not use synthetic products such as chemically produced fertilizers and pesticides.
Since the soil feeds the plants, the vegetables that they produce will be organic if the soil remains organic.
Green and brown material is the common name that are used to describe the organic substance that is used to create a compost pile.
The difference in the two elements are not so much the colors of the material but rather their basic components.
The greens are organic matter rich in nitrogen or protein.
The browns are high in carbon or carbohydrates.
Their high nitrogen and protein contents allow the micro organisms in green matter to grow and multiply.
The green components also generate heat in compost piles.
The brown elements contain the energy that most soil organisms need.
Also because of their high carbon contents the brown material functions as a large air filter, absorbing the bad odors that comes from the compost pile.
Other elements that your compost pile will need are good aeration and the proper amount of water.
It is best to keep the compost pile damp, think of a damp sponge.
This will help in the decomposing process.
A good amount of air flow is also needed.
If you feel that the airflow may be restricted just turn the pile.