How to Add Nitrogen to Compost

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Add fresh grass clippings to the compost.. Add leafy plant clippings to the compost.. Add chicken droppings.

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1

Add fresh grass clippings to the compost.

Step 1

Add fresh grass clippings to the compost.

2

Add leafy plant clippings to the compost.

Step 2

Add leafy plant clippings to the compost.

3

Add chicken droppings.

Step 3

Add chicken droppings.

4

Add aged manure to increase the nitrogen in your compost.

Step 4

Add aged manure to increase the nitrogen in your compost.

5

Incorporate blood or bone meal into your compost.

Step 5

Incorporate blood or bone meal into your compost.

6

Pour corn-gluten meal into the compost.

Step 6

Pour corn-gluten meal into the compost.

7

Combine coffee grounds into your compost.

Step 7

Combine coffee grounds into your compost.

8

Add fruit and vegetable scraps to your compost.

Step 8

Add fruit and vegetable scraps to your compost.

9

Be wary of adding meat, feces, eggs, or dairy products to compost.

Step 9

Be wary of adding meat, feces, eggs, or dairy products to compost.

10

Lay twigs, straw, and dry leaves inside of a container.

Step 10

Lay twigs, straw, and dry leaves inside of a container.

11

Lay down 4 - 8 inches of nitrogen-rich material.

Step 11

Lay down 4 - 8 inches of nitrogen-rich material.

12

Continue to alternate layers of carbon-rich and nitrogen-rich material.

Step 12

Continue to alternate layers of carbon-rich and nitrogen-rich material.

13

Spray the organic material with water.

Step 13

Spray the organic material with water.

14

Keep the bin in the sun.

Step 14

Keep the bin in the sun.

15

Turn the compost once a week.

Step 15

Turn the compost once a week.

16

Wait two months.

Step 16

Wait two months.

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