What not to compost...

What not to put in.

As in previous post and no nasty roots such as bindweed, couch grass, dandelion, dock etc as these will grow. No foriegn bodies (no I don't mean poles, but stones, glass, bricks, drinks cans and bottles), no pet or human feces and no tough prunings or anything with thorns.

What should go in.

Grass-cuttings, leaves, soft weeds, peelings and other vegetable waste from the kitchen including the cooked veg. Old potting compost can go in too. Things like bread are best left in an open space to feed the birds rather than putting in the compost heap to feed the mice.

nettles i mean and not the unfair trade coffee makers.

Moved the compost my friends helped me fill......... told them thet twigs did not compost.......... had to rake over and remove all the old woody bits they had shoved in.  The rest of the waste had rotted down well.  I now have a large compost and we are being good saving all the household waste (green) that can be saved.  Spanish neighbours thought I was mad when I stripped the tree prunings of leaves and put them in a large plastic tub with a lid.  I tried to explain how they would turn into nice compost )leaves not the neighbours)
Pamela

this is where a shredder comes in very handy put and twigs small branches sweetcorn stems palm leaves anything realy that will fit in,it just gives everything a head start,
if you have runner beans they should be added when they are green,once they are dried out they take for ever to rot down
old spuds pumkins cucumbers and stuff like that just give them the side of the fork or shovel and get them in your heap.

i think that a pallet bin 1.5mx1.5mx1.5m full of composting material now would only give you 4-5 good barrow loads of finished compost next year if your lucky.you can bulk it up with rotted manure or leaf mouldif you like.