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I wish I could source compost pile materials from our yard. But lead and zinc contamination in our soil make that a dodgy proposition without doing a lot of expensive lab tests. And I never seem to have enough materials even for our modest vegetable garden. So in the past I’ve used:
- horse bedding
- chicken manure from our own chickens
- alfalfa hay (kinda spendy these days)
- straw (takes a long time to break down)
- spent grain from a local brewery
- vegetable scraps from the farmer’s market
Once again I’ve got to build another pile and I’m interested in hearing from readers about compostibles you’ve used. Do you have a good source for stuff to compost? What are some of the things you’ve managed to scavenge? Comments!