Why buy expensive fertilizers when you can make your own at home for free? Composting is the best way to recycle your kitchen waste and feed your plants the organic nutrients they crave.

What to Include in Your Compost:

• Greens: Fruit and veggie scraps, coffee grounds, and fresh grass clippings (these provide Nitrogen).

• Browns: Dry leaves, shredded cardboard, and straw (these provide Carbon).

• What to Avoid: Meat, dairy, oily foods, and pet waste—these can attract pests and create bad odors.

The Secret to Fast Compost: Keep your compost pile moist like a wrung-out sponge and turn it every two weeks with a shovel to let oxygen in. In a few months, you’ll have dark, crumbly soil that your plants will love!